Elena Garza as Mother and Next Friend of Nathali Selena Garcia v. Juan Garcia,...

Opinion issued December 13, 2012

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas NO. 01-12-00866-CV

ELENA GARZA, AS MOTHER AND NEXT FRIEND OF NATHALI

SELENA GARCIA, Appellant

V.

JUAN GARCIA, JUANA FUENTES, ALBERTO GARCIA, JOSE SALVADOR GARCIA, AND HERMALINDA GARCIA, Appellees

On Appeal from the Probate Court No. 2 Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 387820

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Elena Garza, as mother and next friend of Nathali Selena Garcia, attempts to appeal from the trial court’s judgment signed May 29, 2012. Appellees, Juan Garcia, Juana Fuentes, Alberto Garcia, Jose Salvador Garcia, and Hermalinda Garcia, have filed an “Opposed Motion to Dismiss for Want of Jurisdiction.” We grant appellees’ motion and dismiss the appeal.

Generally, a notice of appeal is due within thirty days after the judgment is signed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1. The deadline to file a notice of appeal is extended to 90 days after the date the judgment is signed if any party timely files a motion for new trial, motion to modify the judgment, motion to reinstate, or, under certain circumstances, a request for findings of fact and conclusions of law. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(a). To be considered timely, a motion for new trial must be filed within 30 days after the judgment is signed. TEX. R. CIV. P. 329b(a).

The record reflects that the trial court signed the final judgment on May 29, 2012. A motion for new trial was due by June 28, 2012. The record shows that appellant untimely filed a motion for new trial on June 29, 2012.1 See id.

Because her motion for new trial was untimely filed, it did not extend the deadline for filing the notice of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(a)(1). Appellant’s notice of appeal remained due by June 28, 2012. Appellant did not file a notice of appeal until August 30, 2012. Appellant’s notice of appeal was untimely filed. Without a timely filed notice of appeal, this Court lacks jurisdiction over the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.1.

Accordingly, we GRANT appellee’s motion and DISMISS the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2(f). We dismiss any pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Massengale, and Brown.