Kevin Simms and the African-American Coaches Association v. the University of Houston

Appeal Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed August 6, 2024.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-24-00186-CV

KEVIN SIMMS AND THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COACHES
ASSOCIATION, Appellants
V.

THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, Appellee

On Appeal from the 133rd District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2019-56656

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This is an attempted appeal “of an oral order of the Harris County 133rd
Judicial District Court entered on or about the 12th day of February 2024 on the
Plea to the Jurisdiction and any orders subsumed therein.” Appellant filed a notice
of appeal on March 12, 2024. Generally, appeals may be taken only from final
judgments. Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). When
orders do not dispose of all pending parties and claims, the orders remain
interlocutory and unappealable until final judgment is rendered unless a statutory
exception applies. Bally Total Fitness Corp. v. Jackson, 53 S.W.3d 352, 352 (Tex.
2001); Jack B. Anglin Co., Inc. v. Tipps, 842 S.W.2d 266, 272 (Tex. 1992) (orig.
proceeding). There is no signed appealable order or signed judgment in the record
before this court.

On June 7, 2024, notification was transmitted to the parties of this court’s
intention to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction unless appellant filed a
response demonstrating grounds for continuing the appeal on or before June 28,
2024. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a). Appellant did not file a response.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of subject-matter jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Spain and Poissant.

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