Wonisha Tatum v. Daphne Noble
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Date FiledAugust 25, 2026
Docket01-26-00762-CV
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Opinion issued August 25, 2026
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-26-00762-CV
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WONISHA TATUM, Appellant
V.
DAPHNE NOBLE, Appellee
On Appeal from the 246th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Case No. 2025-42922
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On July 24, 2026, appellant filed a notice of appeal challenging the trial
courtβs August 19, 2025 order dismissing her protective-order suit. Appellee moves
to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. Appellant does not respond. We grant the motion
and dismiss.
A notice of appeal generally must be filed within 30 days after the trial court
signs the judgment or order being appealed.1 See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1.
Here, the challenged order was signed on August 19, 2025, but appellant did
not file her notice of appeal until July 24, 2026, almost a full year later. Accordingly,
the notice of appeal was untimely and we lack jurisdiction over the appeal. See id.
26.1.
We therefore dismiss the appeal. See id. 43.2(f). All pending motions are
dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Adams, Justices Rivas-Molloy, and Guiney.
1
Appellant did not file a deadline-extending motion under Texas Rule of Appellate
Procedure 26.1(a) or a motion to extend the notice-of-appeal deadline under Rule
26.3. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(a) (extending the notice-of-appeal deadline to ninety
days when certain post judgment motions are filed), 26.3 (permitting an extension
of the notice-of-appeal deadline of 15 days).
2