In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana ______________________________ No. 06-10-00039-CV ______________________________

CARLOS A. ARMENTA, Appellant V. TDCJ–ID, ET AL., Appellee

On Appeal from the 202nd Judicial District Court Bowie County, Texas Trial Court No. 09C1296-202

Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.

Memorandum Opinion by Justice Moseley MEMORANDUM OPINION This is an appeal by Carlos A. Armenta from the trial court’s order dismissing his cause of action against defendants the Texas Department of Criminal Justice–Institutional Division, et al.

The order entered in this appeal, however, states that “Plaintiff’s §1983 claim of deliberate indifference against Defendant Ayers is NOT DISMISSED.”

The general rule is that a final and appealable judgment must determine the entire controversy, disposing of all the parties and issues in a case. Schlipf v. Exxon Corp., 644 S.W.2d 453, 454 (Tex. 1982); N. E. Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Aldridge, 400 S.W.2d 893, 895 (Tex. 1966); Wagner v. Warnasch, 156 Tex. 334, 295 S.W.2d 890, 892 (1956).

Because the trial court’s order dismissing this suit did not dispose of all defendants, it is not final, and this is an interlocutory appeal from a nonappealable judgment. Accordingly, we dismiss Armenta’s appeal for want of jurisdiction.

Bailey C. Moseley Justice Date Submitted: May 18, 2010 Date Decided: May 19, 2010