Current Appeal — No. 01-26-00448-CV
The later appeal from Cause No. 24-CV-0102 has generated a separate record focused not only on the judgment, but also on access to the reporter’s record and appellate costs.
The appellate clerk’s record identifies Eric Springstun as appellant and reflects representation by appellate counsel. During 2026, the First Court of Appeals issued multiple orders addressing Springstun’s statement of inability to afford costs and the procedure for obtaining the reporter’s record.
Appellate review depends on what reaches the appellate court.
A reporter’s record can be essential when appellate issues depend on testimony, objections, evidentiary rulings, or what occurred during a hearing or trial. The 2026 orders in this appeal show that the parties and courts have had to address how the statement of inability and the trial court’s cost ruling interact with preparation of that record.
That procedural history is part of the appeal itself. It should not be confused with a decision on the ultimate appellate merits.
June 2026
The First Court addressed Springstun’s emergency request concerning advance payment for the reporter’s record and the effect of a statement of inability.July 2026
The Court sought and reviewed a trial-court order concerning the statement of inability in order to evaluate compliance with the applicable procedural rule.August 2026
The appellate court issued a further order concerning the cost-status history. These orders concern record-access procedure rather than a merits disposition of the appeal.The site will separate the judgment, the record dispute, and the appellate merits.
This page is intentionally organized so readers can see the difference between the trial-court judgment, subsequent record and cost orders, and any later merits ruling. New appellate orders will be added chronologically rather than folded into a single shorthand description.
The goal is clarity: what was decided, when it was decided, and what remains open for review.