Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2024

Ellenor Perkins Ratcliff v. General Dynamics Corporation, General Dynamics Information Technology/New Hampshire Insurance Company

Ellenor Perkins Ratcliff v. General Dynamics Corporation, General Dynamics Information Technology/New Hampshire Insurance Company
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided May 14, 2024

Ellenor Perkins Ratcliff v. General Dynamics Corporation, General Dynamics Information Technology/New Hampshire Insurance Company

Opinion

Appeal dismissed, and Memorandum Opinion filed May 14, 2024.

In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-24-00272-CV ELLENOR PERKINS RATCLIFF, Appellant V. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY / NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellees On Appeal from the 55th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2020-60137

MEMORANDUM OPINION This is an attempted appeal from an order signed February 27, 2024 granting a third-party’s objections to a notice of deposition and also granting the third-party’s motion for protection. Generally, appeals may be taken only from final judgments.

Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). When orders do not dispose of all pending parties and claims, the orders remain interlocutory and unappealable until final judgment is rendered unless a statutory exception applies.

Bally Total Fitness Corp. v. Jackson, 53 S.W.3d 352, 352 (Tex. 2001); Jack B.

Anglin Co., Inc. v. Tipps, 842 S.W.2d 266, 272 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding). The February 27, 2024 order is not appealable as a final order. Further, no statutory exception applies that would allow an interlocutory appeal of the February 27, 2024 order. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014.

On April 23, 2024, notification was transmitted to the parties of this court’s intention to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction unless any party demonstrated this court has jurisdiction over this appeal on or before May 3, 2024. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a). No response was filed.

Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Jewell, Zimmerer, and Hassan.

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