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

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 23, 2025
• Docket: 01-25-00768-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued December 23, 2025

In The Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-25-00768-CV ——————————— VERNON MOORE, Appellant V. ENCOMPASS HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF SUGAR LAND, LLC D/B/A ENCOMPASS HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF SUGAR LAND, Appellee

On Appeal from the 434th District Court Fort Bend County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 25-DCV-325400

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant Vernon Moore filed his notice of appeal on September 19, 2025.

Appellant did not pay his appellate filing fee or establish 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 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.