In Re C.J.G. v. State of Texas - Dismissal of Appeal
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The Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District, dismissed the appeal in In Re C.J.G. v. State of Texas. The dismissal was based on lack of jurisdiction, failure to pay fees, and non-compliance with court orders.
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The Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District, has dismissed the appeal in the case of In Re C.J.G. v. the State of Texas, docket number 08-26-00084-CV. The court found that the appellant failed to demonstrate jurisdiction, comply with appellate rules, pay the required filing fee, or respond to a court order. The appeal was dismissed for want of jurisdiction, failure to pay fees, and failure to comply with rules and court orders.
This dismissal means the appellant's case will not proceed further on appeal in this court. Legal professionals involved in similar appeals should ensure strict adherence to all procedural rules, including timely payment of fees and responses to court orders, to avoid dismissal. No specific compliance deadline or penalty is mentioned beyond the dismissal of the appeal itself.
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In Re C.J.G. v. the State of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
- Citations: None known
- Docket Number: 08-26-00084-CV
- Nature of Suit: Miscellaneous/other civil
Disposition: Dismissed
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Dismissed
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COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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No. 08-26-00084-CV
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In re C.J.G., Appellant 1
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No 6
El Paso County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2025DCV4130
M E MO RA N D UM O PI NI O N
On February 9, 2026, Appellant filed a document in this Court, in which she indicates that
the purpose of her submission is in response to a “Notice of Dismissal for Want of Prosecution.”
In the document, Appellant requests an “opportunity to be heard in camera” and “an in camera
review in equity.” Appellant states that her “request is not brought as a complaint at law, but as a
petition in equity.”
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Nothing in this Court’s records identifies an appellee in this case. We have therefore styled the case as In re C.J.G.
On February 13, 2026, we issued an order notifying Appellant that, to the extent we
construed her filing as a notice of appeal, (1) nothing in her notice indicated if or when the trial
court had issued an appealable order, (2) nothing in the notice showed that we have jurisdiction
over her attempted appeal, and (3) her notice failed to comply with the applicable rules of appellate
procedure, including the requirement that she pay the fee for filing a notice of appeal. We further
notified Appellant that, to the extent she was attempting to file a petition seeking extraordinary
relief, her petition failed to show how we have jurisdiction to grant the requested relief and failed
to comply with the applicable rules of appellate procedure. We ordered Appellant to file a written
response by February 23, 2026, that either complied with the applicable rules of appellate
procedure related to filing a notice of appeal and that demonstrated how we have jurisdiction over
an appeal from a ruling of the trial court, or that complied with the applicable rules of appellate
procedure for filing a petition seeking extraordinary relief. Appellant did not respond.
To the extent Appellant attempts to appeal from a ruling of the trial court, we dismiss this
appeal for want of jurisdiction, for failure to pay the filing fee, for failure to comply with a
requirement of the rules of appellate procedure, and for failure to comply with a court order. See
Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), (c). To the extent Appellant attempts to seek extraordinary relief through
the filing of an original proceeding in this Court, we deny her petition. See In re Hernandez, No.
08-23-00160-CV, 2023 WL 4146281, at *1 (Tex. App.—El Paso June 23, 2023, orig. proceeding)
(mem. op.); In re Vasquez, No. 08-12-00267-CV, 2012 WL 4714492, at *1 (Tex. App.—El Paso
Oct. 3, 2012, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.).
MARIA SALAS MENDOZA, Chief Justice
March 2, 2026
Before Salas Mendoza, C.J., Palafox and Soto, JJ.
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