Mark Smith v. Sara Emery, Shouvik Ponnusamy, Tom Kennedy, Danny J. Holtzclaw, and Affordable Dentures & Implants – Texas, PLLC

Dismissed for Want of Prosecution and Memorandum Opinion filed March
24, 2026

In The

Fifteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 15-26-00058-CV

MARK SMITH, Appellant

V.

SARA EMERY, SHOUVIK PONNUSAMY, TOM KENNEDY, DANNY J.
HOLTZCLAW, AND AFFORDABLE DENTURES & IMPLANTS – TEXAS,
PLLC, Appellees

On Appeal from the 455th District Court
Travis County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. D-1-GN-25-002774

MEMORANDUM OPINION
This is an appeal of a judgment signed October 23, 2025. The notice of
appeal was filed January 20, 2026. To date, our record shows that appellant has not
paid the filing fee.1

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See TEX. R. APP. P. 5 (requiring payment of fees in civil cases unless party is excused by
statute or by appellate rules from paying costs); TEX. GOV’T CODE § 51.207 (appellate fees and
costs).
On February 17, 2026, this Court ordered appellant to pay the appellate
filing fee within 10 days or the appeal could be dismissed without further notice.
Appellant has not paid the appellate filing fee or otherwise responded to the court’s
order. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.

PER CURIAM

Before Chief Justice Brister and Justices Field and Farris.

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