Byron Hutchings, Anita Hutchings, Hayley Hutchings, and Hunter Hutchings v. Melrose Acquisition, L.L.C., a Subsidiary of Maxus Properties, L.L.C.

DISMISS and Opinion Filed December 3, 2021

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Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-21-00858-CV

BYRON HUTCHINGS, ANITA HUTCHINGS, HAYLEY HUTCHINGS,

AND HUNTER HUTCHINGS, Appellants

V.

MELROSE ACQUISITION, L.L.C., A SUBSIDIARY OF

MAXUS PROPERTIES, L.L.C., Appellee

On Appeal from the Justice Court Precinct 3, Place 2 Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. JE-19-0002N MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Pedersen, III, Goldstein, and Smith Opinion by Justice Goldstein In their notice of appeal, appellants state they are appealing from the justice court’s failure to issue an order. In a related appeal, appellate cause number 05-21- 00857-CV, we questioned our jurisdiction over the appeal that also arose from justice court. As requested, appellants filed a letter brief in that appeal and filed it in this appeal as well. Accordingly, we address our jurisdiction over this appeal.

A court of appeals lacks jurisdiction over direct appeals from a justice court.

See Ortiz v. Scott, No. 07-05-0378-CV, 2005 WL 2777371, at *1 (Tex. App.— Amarillo Oct. 26, 2005, no pet.) (mem. op.). Nothing in appellants’ letter brief supports a contrary conclusion. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).

/Bonnie Lee Goldstein/ BONNIE LEE GOLDSTEIN JUSTICE

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Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

JUDGMENT

BYRON HUTCHINGS, ANITA On Appeal from the Justice Court HUTCHINGS, HAYLEY Precinct 3, Place 2, Dallas County, HUTCHINGS, AND HUNTER Texas

HUTCHINGS, Appellants Trial Court Cause No. JE-19-0002N. Opinion delivered by Justice No. 05-21-00858-CV V. Goldstein. Justices Pedersen, III and Smith participating.

MELROSE ACQUISITION, L.L.C.,

A SUBSIDIARY OF MAXUS

PROPERTIES, L.L.C., Appellee

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.

Judgment entered December 3, 2021