In re Estate of Miguel Alonso Hernandez, Deceased

Summary

The Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, dismissed an attempted appeal from a 2003 order declaring the appellants vexatious litigants under chapter 11 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. The court held that the statute did not authorize an appeal more than eleven years after the order was signed and dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

Holdings

1. The appeal was untimely, and chapter 11 did not authorize an appeal from the order more than eleven years after it was signed; therefore, the Court of Appeals lacked jurisdiction.

Questions Presented

1. Whether appellants could obtain appellate review of a 2003 vexatious-litigant order more than eleven years after the order was signed.

Disposition

dismissed