Fredrick Mumphrey v. Ward Williams D/B/A WSW Enterprises

In the
Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
at Fort Worth
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No. 02-25-00270-CV
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FREDRICK MUMPHREY, Appellant

V.

WARD WILLIAMS D/B/A WSW ENTERPRISES, Appellee

On Appeal from County Court at Law No. 1
Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2025-002066-1

Before Wallach, J.; Sudderth, C.J.; and Walker, J.
Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion
MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant Fredrick Mumphrey appeals from the default judgment rendered

against him. However, he did not file his notice of appeal within the period set out in

Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.1. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1. Accordingly, we

notified him of our concern that we might not have jurisdiction over his appeal. See

Tex. R. App. P. 25.1, 26.1. We cautioned him that we would dismiss the appeal unless

he or another party filed a response showing a reasonable explanation for the late

filing. See Tex. R. App. P. 10.5(b), 26.3, 42.3(a).

Mumphrey filed a response that explains his absence from the trial below.

However, his response does not provide an explanation for the late filing of his notice

of appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R.

App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f); Miller v. Miller, No. 02-21-00176-CV, 2021 WL 3085758, at

*1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth July 22, 2021, no pet.) (mem. op.).

Per Curiam

Delivered: August 7, 2025

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