Addis Parra Turros v. LVNV Funding

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-25-00224-CV

Addis Parra Turros, Appellant v. LVNV Funding, Appellee

FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1 OF BELL COUNTY NO. 24CCV01285, THE HONORABLE PAUL A. MOTZ, JUDGE PRESIDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Addis Parra Turros, attempts to appeal the trial court’s final judgment, which awarded LVNV Funding LLC monetary damages, court costs, and post-judgment interest based on LVNV’s claim for a debt owed to it by Appellant. Because Appellant’s notice of appeal was not timely filed, we dismiss this attempted appeal for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.1, 26.1, 42.3(a); Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend LLP v. Chevron Phillips Chem. Co., 540 S.W.3d 577, 581–82 & n.27 (Tex. 2018) (per curiam).

The trial court signed its final judgment on October 2, 2024, thus starting the appellate timetables on that date. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1; Farmer v. Ben E. Keith Co., 907 S.W.2d 495, 196 (Tex. 1995) (per curiam). Appellant’s notice of appeal was due to be filed days later, on November 1, 2024. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1. Appellant did not file his notice of appeal until March 25, 2025. His notice thus was untimely and beyond the 15-day window during which we may imply a timely motion to extend the time to perfect the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.3; Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997).

Our Clerk notified Appellant of this jurisdictional problem, requesting a response by May 5, 2025, but to date, Appellant has not filed any response. We thus must dismiss this attempted appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a).

__________________________________________ Chari L. Kelly, Justice Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Kelly and Ellis Dismissed for Want of Jurisdiction Filed: May 16, 2025