In the Interest of A.F.C. and A.D.C., Children v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
• Decided: March 4, 2026
• Docket: 04-25-00546-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-25-00546-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF A.F.C. and A.D.C., Children

From the County Court at Law No. 2, Webb County, Texas Trial Court No. 2024FLC002009C3 Honorable Victor Villarreal, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice Irene Rios, Justice H. Todd McCray, Justice

Delivered and Filed: March 4, 2026

DISMISSED

Appellant Jasmin Delgado has filed a “Motion for Nonsuit.” In her motion, Delgado asks

the court to “enter a non-suit of all claims in this cause, set aside and vacate all prior [o]rders in

this cause, and dismiss all claims.” Appellee Kevin Ching filed a response indicating that he does

not oppose dismissal of the appeal but objects to any relief that would disturb the trial court’s

judgment in the underlying proceeding.

We cannot both vacate the trial court’s judgment and dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP.

P. 42.1(a)(2)(B); 43.2(d), (f); see also FarWest Ins. Co. v. State, No. 08-04-00158-CV, 2004 WL

1771241, at *1 (Tex. App. —El Paso Aug. 5, 2004, no pet.) (mem. op.). Because Ching’s response

has been on file for over ten days with no explanatory response from Delgado and because Delgado 04-25-00546-CV

has provided no justification for us to vacate the trial court’s judgment, we will construe her motion

for nonsuit as a motion to dismiss the appeal pursuant to Rule 43.2(f). See TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2(f).

Appellant’s motion to dismiss is granted, and the appeal is dismissed. Costs are taxed against the

appellant. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(d) (“Absent agreement of the parties, the court will tax costs

against the appellant.”).

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