In the Interest of J.S.J. and J.S., Children v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
Court of Appeals Tenth Appellate District of Texas
10-26-00035-CV
In the Interest of J.S.J. and J.S., Children
On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 of Ellis County, Texas Judge James S. Chapman, presiding Trial Court Cause No. 96737CCL
JUSTICE SMITH delivered the opinion of the Court.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Ja’Quinn Lamar Sargent, Sr., appealed from a dismissal for lack of
prosecution signed by the trial court on January 20, 2026. On January 23,
2026, Appellant was notified by letter that the filing fee was due on or before
Monday, February 2, 2026, and that a docketing statement was required to be
completed and returned to this Court by that same date. The filing fee was not
paid and the required docketing statement was not received. See TEX. R. APP.
P. 5, 32.1.
By letter dated February 4, 2026, the Clerk of this Court notified
Appellant that the filing fee had not been paid and that if the fee was not paid on or before Tuesday, February 17, 2026, the appeal would be dismissed. In
that same letter dated February 4, 2026, the Clerk of this Court notified
Appellant that the docketing statement had not been filed and warned him
that the Court may dismiss the appeal without further notice if a docketing
statement was not filed on or before Tuesday, February 17, 2026. See TEX. R.
APP. P. 42.3(c).
As of the date of this opinion, the filing fee has not been paid and we
have not received the docketing statement, nor have we received any request
for an extension of time to pay the filing fee or to file the docketing statement.
Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal.1 See TEX. R. APP. P. 5, 32.1, 42.3(c).
STEVE SMITH Justice
OPINION DELIVERED and FILED: February 26, 2026 Before Chief Justice Johnson, Justice Smith, and Justice Harris Appeal dismissed CV06
1 Appellant filed an unsigned document entitled “Cancel Appeal” in the trial court on January 30, 2026
in which he stated that he wanted to cancel his appeal. The Clerk of this Court informed Appellant in a separate letter dated February 4, 2026, that a signed motion or other document showing his desire to dismiss the appeal should be filed in the appellate court, but he did not do so.
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