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Appeals without full transcripts

Vallecillo v. Gonzalez

Updated Nov 12, 2026

In brief

Where it stands
Petition Pending

Awaiting an order on the petition

No decision timeline until the Court agrees to hear the case.

What it’s about
Peter Vallecillo filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review a Texas appeals court’s dismissal of his civil appeal under a rule for cases with only part of the trial transcript.
What's at stake
Vallecillo’s civil appeal remains dismissed in Texas while the Supreme Court has yet to decide whether to review his challenge.

Summary: written with AI from the case record.

What it's about

He argues that he could not afford the full transcript but supplied substantial portions and identified issues for review.

Vallecillo says he could not afford the full trial transcript but provided substantial portions and identified issues for review.

Texas has a rule for appeals in which the person challenging a trial judgment provides only part of the trial transcript.

Question presented

1. Whether the Fourteenth Amendment permits a State that provides appellate review to make review of a civil evidentiary appeal effectively unavailable by applying a partial-reporter’s-record rule so strictly that, after an appellant who could not afford the entire transcript obtained substantial portions of the record, the parties briefed the appeal, and no concrete prejudice from the missing statement of issues was identified, the appellate court was required to presume that evidence it did not review supported the judgment. 2. Whether a court of appeals may dismiss an appeal under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 34.6(c) without reaching the merits when the Appellant has identified the issues for review, supplied the testimony forming the evidentiary basis for the judgment, and made a bona fide effort to obtain Appellate review. 3. Whether the Fourteenth Court of Appeals violated Petitioner’s due process rights as guaranteed by the Constitution Fourteen Amendment due process Clause.

What happens next

The next step is for the Supreme Court to decide whether to hear the case. No oral argument is scheduled.

Documents

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Docket activity

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    Nov 12, 2026 · Court records

  • AI analysis generated: Case Briefing

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  • Brief added: Petition

    Sep 17, 2026 · Court records

Sources

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