Cynthia Martinez v. Mario Jacob Martinez
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Date FiledJuly 29, 2026
Docket08-26-00271-CV
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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No. 08-26-00271-CV
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Cynthia Martinez, Appellant
v.
Mario Jacob Martinez, Appellee
On Appeal from the 388th District Court
El Paso County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2024DCM1766
M E MO RA N D UM O PI NI O N
Appellant, Cynthia Martinez, filed a notice of appeal on July 10, 2026, but neither paid the
appellate filing fees nor established a right to proceed without payment of costs. See Tex. R. App.
P. 5, 20.1; see also Tex. Govβt Code Β§Β§ 51.207, 51.208, 51.851(b), 51.941(a); Order Regarding
Fees Charged in the Supreme Court, in Civil Cases in the Courts of Appeals, Before the Judicial
Panel on Multi-District Litigation, and in the Business Court, Misc. Docket No. 24-9047 (Tex. July
26, 2024).
Under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the fees for appealing to a court of appeals
are due at the time a notice of appeal is presented to the appellate court for filing. See Tex. R. App.
P. 5. On July 13, 2026, the Clerk of this Court notified Appellant that the fees were due and that
this appeal could be dismissed if she failed to pay the filing fees by July 23, 2026. The Clerk further
notified Appellant that the failure to comply with a Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure, an order of
this Court, or a notice from the Clerk requiring a response within a specified time could result in
dismissal of this appeal. Appellant neither paid the filing fees nor otherwise responded to the
Clerkβs notice. 1
We dismiss this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 42.3(c). We dismiss any pending motions as
moot.
GINA M. PALAFOX, Justice
July 29, 2026
Before Salas Mendoza, C.J., Palafox and Soto, JJ.
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In addition, Appellant has not filed the required docketing statement. Tex. R. App. P. 32.1.
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