The opinion
Opinion issued November 21, 2012
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
NO. 01-12-00937-CV
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DAVID BAILEY, Appellant
V.
TANISHA GOLDEN, Appellee
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 4
Brazoria County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CI045715
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Appellant David Bailey attempts to appeal from the trial court’s judgment
signed April 12, 2012.
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 judgment on April 12, 2012.
The record shows that appellant did not file a motion for new trial or anything else
that extended the deadline to file the notice of appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(a).
Thus, the deadline to file the notice of appeal was May 12, 2012. Appellant filed
his notice of appeal on September 19, 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.
On October 24, 2012, we notified appellant that this appeal was subject to
dismissal for want of jurisdiction unless, by November 5, 2012, he filed a response
showing grounds for continuing the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a). Appellant
responded, asserting that the trial court clerk failed to comply with Texas Rule of
Civil Procedure 306a(3) and that he never received notice of the April 12, 2012
judgment from the trial court.
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Failure of the trial court clerk to comply with Rule 306a will not affect the
periods of time running from the signing of the judgment, unless a party follows the
procedures of Rule 306a(4) to modify the periods within ninety days of the date the
judgment is signed. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 306a(3). Appellant did not follow the
procedures of Rule 306a(4) within ninety days of the date the judgment was signed.
See TEX. R. CIV. P. 306a(4).
Accordingly, we 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.
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