In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont _________________ NO. 09-12-00516-CV _________________

IN RE COMMITMENT OF CLARENCE DEWAYNE BROWN

________________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 435th District Court Montgomery County, Texas Trial Cause No. 10-03-02609-CV ________________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Clarence Dewayne Brown filed a notice of appeal from an order denying a motion.

After conducting an inquiry regarding our jurisdiction, we conclude the order is not presently appealable. See generally Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001) (Generally, an appeal may be taken only from a final judgment.). The appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

________________________________ DAVID GAULTNEY Justice

Opinion Delivered January 17, 2013 Before McKeithen, C.J., Gaultney and Horton, JJ.