Frantz Pierre v. Claire Shamblin Cayton, Sanel Van Wyk, Mary Aguilar-Felix and McCarthy Holthus LLP

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

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FRANTZ PIERRE, No. 08-25-00183-CV §

Appellant, Appeal from the §

v. 210th District Court §

CLAIRE SHAMBLIN CAYTON, SANEL of El Paso County, Texas VAN WYK, MARY AGUILAR-FELIX § AND MCCARTHY HOLTHUS LLP, (TC# 2025DCV0542)

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Appellees.

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M E M O RAN D U M O PI N I O N

This appeal is before the Court on its own motion to determine whether it should be

dismissed. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3.

On July 15, 2025, the Clerk of this Court sent Frantz Pierre a letter requesting payment of

the required filing fee. See Tex. R. App. P. 5 (requiring payment of fees in civil cases unless a party

is excused by statute or by appellate rule from paying costs). The letter notified Pierre that this

appeal would be subject to dismissal on or after July 26, 2025, if Pierre failed to pay the filing fee

or failed to show an excuse from payment. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c) (authorizing an appellate

court to dismiss an appeal where an appellant fails to comply with a notice from the clerk requiring

a response or other action within a specified time).

As of this date, Pierre has not paid the filing fee or otherwise shown an excuse from

payment. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 42.3(c).

MARIA SALAS MENDOZA, Chief Justice

July 30, 2025 Before Salas Mendoza, C.J., Palafox and Soto, JJ.