Leonardo Esquivel v. Keppel Amfels, Inc.

NUMBER 13-25-00486-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
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LEONARDO ESQUIVEL, Appellant,

v.

KEPPEL AMFELS, INC., Appellee.
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ON APPEAL FROM THE 445TH DISTRICT COURT
OF CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS
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MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Silva, Cron, and Fonseca
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Fonseca

This cause is before the Court on its own motion. On October 3, 2025, appellant

attempted to perfect an appeal from a final judgment entered in trial court cause number

2023-DCL-02325 on July 22, 2025. On October 15, 2025, the Clerk of the Court notified

appellant that it appeared the notice of appeal was not timely filed. Appellant has failed

to respond to the notice or otherwise establish that the notice of appeal was timely filed.
Upon review of the clerk’s record, it appears appellant filed a motion to reconsider

with the trial court on August 22, 2025; however, that motion was untimely. Therefore,

appellant’s notice of appeal was due to be filed on August 21, 2025. See TEX. R. APP. P.

26.1. We are to construe the rules of appellate procedure reasonably and liberally so that

the right to appeal is not lost by imposing requirements not absolutely necessary to

effectuate the purpose of a rule. See Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 616–17 (Tex.

1997). Nevertheless, we are prohibited from enlarging the scope of our jurisdiction by

enlarging the time for perfecting an appeal in a civil case in a manner not provided for by

rule. See TEX. R. APP. P. 2; In re T.W., 89 S.W.3d 641, 642 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2002,

no pet.).

Appellant’s notice of appeal was untimely; therefore, we lack jurisdiction over the

appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

YSMAEL D. FONSECA
Justice

Delivered and filed on the
11th day of December, 2025.

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