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Johnathan Cooper v. David Schulman
Citation: Not availableDocket: 03-20-00015-CV
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas; February 26, 2020; Texas; State Appellate Court
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Johnathan Cooper, acting pro se, filed a “Request for Interlocutory Appeal” in January 2020, seeking to challenge several orders from the 250th District Court of Travis County. These orders included denials of his motion for appointment of counsel, writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum, motion for bench warrant, motion to admit admissions made by the defendant, a motion for a court order to transcribe hearings, and a motion for sanctions against the defendant for discovery violations. The Texas Court of Appeals noted that the orders mentioned are not eligible for interlocutory appeal as outlined in Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 51.014. On February 7, 2020, the Court's Clerk informed Cooper that jurisdiction over the appeal appeared lacking because appeals are typically confined to final judgments or appealable orders signed by a judge, according to Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp. and McKinnon v. Wallin precedents. Cooper was instructed to respond by February 18, 2020, to clarify how the Court could assert jurisdiction. He submitted a response but did not identify any final judgment or appealable order that would establish the Court's jurisdiction over the appeal. Consequently, due to the absence of a jurisdictional basis, the Court dismissed the appeal for want of jurisdiction. The dismissal was filed on February 27, 2020.