Opinion
Appellate case number: 01-19-00670-CV
11-14-2019
Anna Kelly v. Independence Heights Apartment
ORDER Trial court case number: 1127306 Trial court: County Civil Court at Law No. 4 of Harris County
The reporter's record was due on October 28, 2019. The court reporter filed a notice stating that appellant had not paid or made arrangements to pay for the filing of the reporter's record.
The clerk's record contains a statement of inability to afford payment of court costs filed by appellant in the Justice Court on February 4, 2019. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 145(a). The record contains no contest or order by the trial court requiring appellant to pay costs. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 145(f). The status of inability to afford court costs carries forward on appeal if the trial court does not sign an order overruling the party's claim of indigence. See TEX. R. APP. P. 20.1(a).
Because appellant filed a statement of inability and no court order requires her to pay the costs of the appellate record, appellant need not pay the fee for the appellate record. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 145(a), (c). Appellant is also not required to pay the filing fees in this Court. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 145(c); TEX. R. APP. P. 20.1(a).
Accordingly, the court reporter is ordered to file the reporter's record at no charge to appellant by December 10, 2019.
It is so ORDERED. Judge's signature: /s/ Peter Kelly
[v] Acting individually [ ] Acting for the Court Date: November 14, 2019