COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH

NO. 2-05-162-CV

CARMA BORTH                                                                     APPELLANT

V.

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL                                                       APPELLEE

ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR

STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES

CORPORATION STRUCTURED LOAN

TRUST MORTGAGE

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FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1 OF TARRANT COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OPINION¹

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        Carma Borth is attempting to appeal an adverse judgment for LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Structured Loan Trust Mortgage.  Borth’s notice of appeal was due on May 2, 2005, but was not filed until May 4, 2005.  See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1.

        On May 9, 2005, we notified Borth by letter that her appeal was subject to dismissal for want of jurisdiction unless, by May 19, 2005, she filed a response showing a reasonable explanation for the late filing of the notice of appeal.  See Tex. R. App. P. 10.5(b), 26.3; Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997).  No response has been filed.  Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a); 43.2(f).

                                                                  PER CURIAM

PANEL D:   CAYCE, C.J.; LIVINGSTON and DAUPHINOT, JJ.

DELIVERED: June 30, 2005

NOTES

1.  See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.