In the Matter of the Marriage of Luis Acuna and Erika Quiroz v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
• Decided: June 25, 2026
• Docket: 08-26-00244-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS ————————————

No. 08-26-00244-CV

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In the Matter of the Marriage of Luis Acuna and Erika Quiroz

On Appeal from the 383rd District Court El Paso County, Texas Trial Court No. 2025DCM3585

M E MO RA N D UM O PI NI O N Appellant, Erika Quiroz, filed a notice of appeal on June 8, 2026, but neither paid the

appellate filing fee nor established a right to proceed without payment of costs. See Tex. R. App.

P. 5, 20.1; see also Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 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 12, 2026, the Clerk of this Court notified Quiroz that this appeal could be dismissed

if she failed to pay the filing fees by June 22, 2026. The Clerk further notified Quiroz 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.

See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3. As of today’s date, Quiroz has neither paid the filing fees nor otherwise

responded to the Clerk’s notice. 1

We dismiss this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 42.3(c).

MARIA SALAS MENDOZA, Chief Justice

June 25, 2026

Before Salas Mendoza, C.J., Palafox and Soto, JJ.

1 In addition, Quiroz has not filed the required docketing statement. See Tex. R. App. P. 32.1.