Denise Annette Mota v. Amada Patricia Matamoros
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Date FiledJuly 15, 2026
Docket08-26-00253-CV
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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No. 08-26-00253-CV
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Denise Annette Mota, Appellant
v.
Amada Patricia Matamoros, Appellee
On Appeal from the 41st District Court
El Paso County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2025DCV4698
M E MO RA N D UM O PI NI O N
Appellant, Denise Annette Mota, filed a notice of appeal on June 22, 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 June 24, 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 4, 2026.1 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.
We dismiss this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 42.3(c). We dismiss any pending motions as
moot.
MARIA SALAS MENDOZA, Chief Justice
July 15, 2026
Before Salas Mendoza, C.J., Palafox, and Soto, JJ.
1
July 4, 2026, was both a legal holiday and a Saturday. Under the rules for computation of time, the deadline to pay
the filing fees was extended to July 6, 2026, the first day following the deadline that was not a Saturday, Sunday, or
legal holiday. Tex. R. App. P. 4.1(a).
2