                             NUMBER 13-09-00016-CV

                            COURT OF APPEALS

                  THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                    CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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                  IN THE MATTER OF $2,500.00
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              On appeal from the 24th District Court
                    of De Witt County, Texas.
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                         MEMORANDUM OPINION

                   Before Justices Yañez, Rodriguez, and Vela
                       Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

      Appellant, Tyrone Lafredrick Johnson, attempted to perfect an appeal from an order

entered by the 24th District Court of De Witt County, Texas, in cause no. 06-08-20,398.

Upon review of the documents before the Court, it appeared that the order from which this

appeal was taken was not a final appealable order. The Clerk of this Court notified

appellant of this defect so that steps could be taken to correct the defect, if it could be

done. See TEX . R. APP. P. 37.1, 42.3. Appellant was advised that, if the defect was not
corrected within ten days from the date of receipt of this notice, the appeal would be

dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Appellant failed to respond to the Court’s notice.

       The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's failure to correct

the defect in this matter, is of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of

jurisdiction.   See id.   Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF

JURISDICTION. See id. 42.3(b),(c).

                                                               PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and
filed this the 21st day of May, 2009.




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