





NUMBER 13-03-448-CV


COURT OF APPEALS


THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS


CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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JOSE ANTONIO ORTIZ FERNANDEZ,	Appellant,

v.

FIRST BROWNSVILLE MONEY EXCHANGE, INC., ET AL.,	Appellees.
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On appeal from the 138th District Court 
of Cameron County, Texas
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MEMORANDUM OPINION


Before Justices Hinojosa, Yanez, and Rodriguez

Opinion Per Curiam


	Appellant, JOSE ANTONIO ORTIZ FERNANDEZ, attempted to perfect an appeal
from a judgment entered by the 138th District Court of Cameron County, Texas, in
cause number 2002-06-2476-B.  Judgment in this cause was signed on March 27,
2003.  No timely motion for new trial was filed.  Pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 26.1,
appellant's notice of appeal was due on April 26, 2003, but was not filed until June
20, 2003.  
	Notice of this defect was given so that steps could be taken to correct the
defect, if it could be done.  Appellant was advised that, if the defect was not corrected
within ten days from the date of receipt of this Court's letter, the appeal would be
dismissed.  To date, no response has been received from appellant.  Appellees have
filed a motion to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
	The Court, having examined and fully considered the documents on file,
appellant's failure to timely perfect his appeal, appellant's failure to respond to this
Court's notice, and appellees' motion to dismiss, is of the opinion that the appeal
should be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.  Appellees' motion to dismiss is
GRANTED, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION.
							PER CURIAM


Opinion delivered and filed this
the 9th day of October, 2003.
