Susanne Hurd v. James Hurd

In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo

No. 07-24-00417-CV

SUSANNE HURD, APPELLANT

V.

JAMES HURD, APPELLEE

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2
Randall County, Texas
Trial Court No. 71814-L2, Honorable Matthew C. Martindale, Presiding

January 15, 2025
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before PARKER and DOSS and YARBROUGH, JJ.

Appellant, Susanne Hurd, appearing pro se, appeals from the trial court’s Order of

Dismissal. The trial court signed the order on January 16, 2023. As no post-judgment

motions or requests for findings were filed, a notice of appeal was due within thirty days

thereafter, by February 15, 2023. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(a). Hurd filed a notice of

appeal on December 30, 2024.
A timely notice of appeal is essential to invoking this Court’s jurisdiction. See TEX.

R. APP. P. 25.1(b), 26.1; Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 616–17 (Tex. 1997). By

letter of January 3, 2025, we notified Hurd that her notice of appeal appeared untimely

and directed her to show how we have jurisdiction over the appeal. Hurd filed a response

but has not demonstrated grounds for continuing the appeal.

Accordingly, we dismiss Hurd’s untimely appeal for want of jurisdiction. TEX. R.

APP. P. 42.3(a).

Per Curiam

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