Joshua Batchelor and Danielle Batchelor, Individually and as Next Friends of of.C.B., a Minor v. Universal Health Services, Inc.; UHS of Delaware, Inc.; GA HC Reit II Bellaire Hospital, LLC; Behavioral Health Management LLC Dba Behavioral Hospital of Bellaire; Behavioral Hospital of Bellaire ; Shakeel Raza, MD and One Behavioral Management , LLC

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 29, 2025
• Docket: 01-25-00495-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued August 29, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-25-00495-CV ——————————— JOSHUA BATCHELOR AND DANIELLE BATCHELOR, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF J.C.B., A MINOR, Appellants V. UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.; UHS OF DELAWARE, INC.; GA HC REIT II BELLAIRE HOSPITAL, LLC; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC D/B/A BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL OF BELLAIRE; BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL OF BELLAIRE; SHAKEEL RAZA, MD AND ONE BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, Appellees

On Appeal from the 334th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 2023-28895

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellants Joshua Batchelor and Danielle Batchelor, Individually and as Next

Friends of J.C.B., a Minor have neither paid the required fees nor established indigence for purposes of appellate costs. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5, 20.1; see also TEX.

GOV’T CODE §§ 51.207, 51.208, 51.941(a), 101.041; Order, Fees Charged in the

Supreme Court, in Civil Cases in the Courts of Appeals, and Before the Judicial

Panel on Multi-District Litigation, and in the Business Court, Misc. Docket No. 24-

9047 (Tex. July 26, 2024), reprinted in TEX. R. APP. P. app. A § B(1) (listing fees in

court of appeals). After being notified that this appeal was subject to dismissal,

appellants did not adequately respond. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5, 42.3(c).

We dismiss the appeal for nonpayment of all required fees. See TEX. R. APP.

P. 42.3(c). We dismiss any pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Guiney, and Morgan.