R. Wayne Johnson v. Stephen Marsh

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 13, 2014
• Docket: 02-13-00406-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH

NO. 02-13-00406-CV

R. WAYNE JOHNSON APPELLANT

V.

STEPHEN MARSH APPELLEE

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FROM THE 158TH DISTRICT COURT OF DENTON COUNTY

MEMORANDUM OPINION 1

Appellant, who has been determined to be a vexatious litigant subject to a

pre-filing order under section 11.101(a) of the civil practice and remedies code, 2

1 See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.

2 We take judicial notice of the list maintained by the Office of Court Administration at http://www.txcourts.gov/oca/vexatiouslitigants.asp. See Merritt v. Davis, No. 05-13-00819-CV, 2013 WL 4459024, at *1 n.1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Aug. 19, 2013, no pet.) (mem. op.); Douglas v. Am. Title Co., 196 S.W.3d 876, 878 n.2 (Tex. App.––Houston [1st Dist.] 2006, no pet.). is attempting to appeal from a trial court order dismissing his suit for failure to

obtain a pre-filing order from the local administrative judge. Tex. Civ. Prac. &

Rem. Code Ann. § 11.101(a) (West Supp. 2013). Likewise, appellant has failed

to obtain a pre-filing order before filing this appeal, despite our January 13, 2014

notice giving him ten days to obtain such an order or face dismissal. See id.

§ 11.103(a) (West Supp. 2013).

Section 11.103(a) of the civil practice and remedies code provides that “a

clerk of a court may not file a litigation, original proceeding, appeal, or other claim

presented, pro se, by a vexatious litigant subject to a prefiling order under

Section 11.101 unless the litigant obtains an order from the appropriate local

administrative judge . . . permitting the filing.” Id. Appellant failed to obtain a pre-

filing order from the local administrative judge before filing this appeal; he also

failed to obtain such an order after notice from this court. Accordingly, we

dismiss the appeal. See id.; Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c); In re Johnson, No. 03-14-

00006-CV, 2014 WL 411763, at *1 (Tex. App.––Austin Jan. 31, 2014, orig.

proceeding) (mem. op.); Kastner v. Fulco, No. 01-13-00100-CV, 2013 WL

6157392, at *1–2 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Nov. 21, 2013, no pet.) (mem.

op.); Merritt v. Davis, No. 05-13-00819-CV, 2013 WL 4459024, at *1 (Tex. App.—

Dallas Aug. 19, 2013, no pet.) (mem. op.); Minnfee v. Currietu, No. 13-13-00246-

CV, 2013 WL 2949348, at *1 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi June 13, 2013, no pet.)

(mem. op.); Scott v. Morgan, Nos. 14-12-00268-CV, 14-12-00269-CV, 2013 WL

2149805, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] May 16, 2013, no pet.) (mem.

2 op.); Minnfee v. Williams, No. 09-12-00328-CV, 2012 WL 4713721, at *1 (Tex.

App.—Beaumont Oct. 4, 2012, no pet.) (mem. op.).

PER CURIAM

PANEL: LIVINGSTON, C.J.; DAUPHINOT and GARDNER, JJ.

DELIVERED: March 13, 2014