Opinion
No. 07-05-0021-CV
February 11, 2005.
Appeal from the 99th District Court of Lubbock County, No. 2003-523,419, Honorable Mackey Hancock, Judge.
Panel D: Before QUINN and REAVIS and CAMPBELL, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
By letter dated January 20, 2005, this Court directed appellant Jeremiah Bryan Bleeker to pay the required filing fee of $125 by January 30, 2005, noting that failure to do so might result in dismissal of the appeal. Unless a party is excused from paying a filing fee, the Clerk of this Court is required to collect filing fees set by statute or the Supreme Court when an item is presented for filing. See Tex.R.App.P. 5 and 12.1(b). Although the filing of a notice of appeal invokes this Court's jurisdiction, if a party fails to follow the prescribed rules of appellate procedure, the appeal may be dismissed. Tex.R.App.P. 25.1(b). Thus, because the filing fee of $125 remains unpaid, we must dismiss the appeal.
Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for failure to comply with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and with a notice from the Clerk requiring payment of the filing fee. Tex.R.App.P. 42.3(c).