Vernon Moore v. Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sugar Land, LLC D/B/A Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sugar Land

Court of Appeals of Texas

Vernon Moore v. Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sugar Land, LLC D/B/A Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sugar Land

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided December 23, 2025·No. 01-25-00768-CV·Published

Opinion

Opinion issued December 23, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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 courts of appeals). The Clerk of this Court notified Appellant that unless he paid the appellate filing fee by November 17, 2025, his appeal could be dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b). To date, Appellant has not paid the appellate filing fee nor established indigence for purposes of appellate costs.

Also, Appellant failed to file a brief. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a), 38.8(a). On November 21, 2025, the Clerk of this Court notified Appellant that his appellate brief was past due, and his appeal was subject to dismissal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a), 42.3(b), 43.2(f). We directed Appellant to file his brief and a motion requesting an extension to file the brief within 10 days of our notice. Appellant did not respond. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b), (c).

We dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a), 42.3(b)–(c), 43.2(f). We deny any pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM

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

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Opinion issued December 23, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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 courts of appeals). The Clerk of this Court notified Appellant that unless he paid the appellate filing fee by November 17, 2025, his appeal could be dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b). To date, Appellant has not paid the appellate filing fee nor established indigence for purposes of appellate costs.

Also, Appellant failed to file a brief. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a), 38.8(a). On November 21, 2025, the Clerk of this Court notified Appellant that his appellate brief was past due, and his appeal was subject to dismissal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a), 42.3(b), 43.2(f). We directed Appellant to file his brief and a motion requesting an extension to file the brief within 10 days of our notice. Appellant did not respond. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b), (c).

We dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a), 42.3(b)–(c), 43.2(f). We deny any pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM

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

Vernon Moore v. Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sugar Land, LLC D/B/A Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sugar Land, (Tex. Ct. App. 2025).

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