Erika Santiagos and Osbaldo A. Saenz Jr. v. Selvin Santiagos-Salguero

No. 13-25-00617-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg Jan. 29, 2026) · Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth District of Texas, Corpus Christi–Edinburg · January 29, 2026 · No. 13-25-00617-CV

Summary

The Thirteenth Court of Appeals of Texas dismissed the appeal for want of jurisdiction. The court held that an order transferring a case between district courts was not a final appealable order and denied the appellants’ motions for additional time and access to the record.

Holdings

  1. An order transferring a case between district courts is not a final appealable order and is unappealable absent an applicable appealable interlocutory-order provision.
  2. Appellants failed to establish appellate jurisdiction or otherwise correct the defect in their notice of appeal.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether an order transferring a case between district courts is a final or otherwise appealable order.
  2. Whether appellants established appellate jurisdiction or cured the defect in their notice of appeal.

Disposition

dismissed

Cases Cited (2)

  • Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 205 (Tex. 2001)(followed)
  • Ogletree v. Matthews, 262 W.S.3d 316, 319 n.1 (Tex. 2007)(followed)

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