Juan Arias v. Alma Sosa

COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS

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JUAN ARIAS, No. 08-25-00141-CV
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Appellant, Appeal from the
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v. 383rd District Court
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ALMA SOSA, of El Paso County, Texas
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Appellee. (TC# 2017DCM6787)
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MEMORANDUM OPINION

This appeal is before the Court on its own motion to determine whether it should be

dismissed. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c).

On May 12, 2025, the Clerk of this Court sent Juan Arias a letter requesting payment of

the required filing fee.1 See Tex. R. App. P. 5 (requiring payment of fees in civil cases unless a

party is excused by statute or by appellate rule from paying costs). The letter notified him that

the appeal would be subject to dismissal on or after May 22, 2025, if he failed to pay the filing

fee or failed to show an excuse from payment. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c) (authorizing an

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By separate letter on May 8, 2025, the Clerk advised Arias that the docketing statement was due by May 18, 2025.
Tex. R. App. P. 32. As of the date of this memorandum opinion, Arias has not submitted the required docketing
statement.
appellate court to dismiss an appeal where an appellant fails to comply with a notice from the

clerk requiring a response or other action within a specified time).

As of this date, Arias has not paid the filing fee or otherwise shown an excuse from

payment. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 42.3(c).

LISA J. SOTO, Justice

June 17, 2025

Before Salas Mendoza, C.J., Palafox and Soto, JJ.

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