Saltkill v. Cavender Toyota
── Saltkill v. Cavender Toyota ──
Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date: April 29, 2026
Category: Private Civil Federal
Case: 25-50688 Document: 70-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/29/2026
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
____________ Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 25-50688 April 29, 2026
Summary Calendar
Lyle W. Cayce
____________ Clerk
Desiree Lee Saltkill,
Plaintiff—Appellant,
versus
Cavender Toyota; Toyota Motor Credit Corporation,
Defendants—Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 5:25-CV-390
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Before Davis, Wilson, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: *
Desiree Lee Saltkill, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s
dismissal of her complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
12(b)(6). On de novo review, see Hernandez v. W. Tex. Treasures Est. Sales,
L.L.C., 79 F.4th 464, 469 (5th Cir. 2023), we find that her suit is patently
frivolous. The district court correctly determined that Saltkill’s personally-
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*
This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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created bill of exchange was not a legitimate form of payment to satisfy her
debt for the purchase of a vehicle and properly dismissed her suit with
prejudice and without leave to amend, see Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678
(2009); George v. SI Grp., Inc., 36 F.4th 611, 619 (5th Cir. 2022); Mendoza-
Tarango v. Flores, 982 F.3d 395, 402 (5th Cir. 2020). Saltkill is WARNED
that further frivolous or otherwise abusive filings will result in sanctions,
which may include restrictions on her ability to file pleadings in this Court
and any other court within this Court’s jurisdiction.
AFFIRMED.
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