Taisha Givens v. Theo Allen Gateway

Opinion

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo

No. 07-26-00019-CV

TAISHA GIVENS, APPELLANT

V.

THEO ALLEN GATEWAY, APPELLEE

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 5 Collin County, Texas1 Trial Court No. 005-05750-2025, Honorable Randy Johnson, Presiding

March 4, 2026 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before PARKER, C.J., and DOSS and YARBROUGH, JJ.

Appellant, Taisha Givens, filed a notice of appeal from the trial court’s Final

Judgment without paying the requisite filing fee. By letter of February 12, 2026, the Clerk

of this Court notified Appellant that the filing fee was overdue and that unless she was

excused from paying court costs under Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1, failure to pay

the filing fee by February 23, 2026, would result in dismissal of the appeal. To date,

1 Originally appealed to the Fifth Court of Appeals, this appeal was transferred to this Court by the

Texas Supreme Court pursuant to its docket equalization efforts. See TEX. GOV’T CODE § 73.001. Appellant has neither paid the filing fee nor sought leave to proceed without payment of

court costs.

Because Appellant has failed to comply with a requirement of the appellate rules

and a notice from the Clerk requiring action within a specified time, we dismiss the appeal.

See TEX. R. APP. P. 25.1(b), 42.3(c).

Per Curiam