Shawn Francis Sparks v. Lashaunda Johnson

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 21, 2025
• Docket: 02-25-00360-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-25-00360-CV ___________________________

SHAWN FRANCIS SPARKS, Appellant

V.

LASHAUNDA JOHNSON, Appellee

On Appeal from the 17th District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 017-353891-24

Before Womack, Wallach, and Walker, JJ. Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT

On July 22, 2025, and August 4, 2025, we notified appellant, in accordance with

Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.3(c), that we would dismiss this appeal unless

he paid the $205 filing fee.1 See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c), 44.3. Appellant has not done

so.2 See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 12.1(b).

Because appellant has not complied with a procedural requirement and the

Texas Supreme Court’s order of August 28, 2015,3 we dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R.

App. P. 42.3(c), 43.2(f).

Appellant must pay all costs of this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 43.4.

Per Curiam

Delivered: August 21, 2025

In our July 22, 2025 letter, we stated that the fee was to be paid by August 1, 1

2025. In our August 4, 2025 letter, we stated that the fee was to be paid by August 14, 2025. 2 We also directed appellant to file a docketing statement. See Tex. R. App. P. 32.1. In our July 22, 2025 letter, we stated that the docketing statement was to be filed by August 1, 2025. In our August 4, 2025 letter, we stated that the docketing statement was to be filed by August 14, 2025. Appellant has not filed a docketing statement. See Supreme Court of Tex., Fees Charged in the Supreme Court, in Civil Cases 3

in the Courts of Appeals, and Before the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation, Misc. Docket No. 15-9158 (Aug. 28, 2015) (listing courts of appeals’ fees).