Opinion
14-23-00233-CV
05-23-2023
BELINDA PUNTANEN, Appellant v. TYLER KEY, Appellee
On Appeal from the 22nd District Court Hays County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 23-0170
Panel consists of Justices Jewell, Hassan, and Wilson.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM
This appeal is from an order signed on or around February 7, 2023. The notice of appeal was filed March 3, 2023. To date, our records show that appellant has not paid the appellate filing fee. See Tex. R. App. P. 5 (requiring payment of fees in civil cases unless party is excused by statute or by appellate rules from paying costs). Tex. Gov't Code § 51.207 (appellate fees and costs). Moreover, no clerk's record has been filed. The clerk responsible for preparing the record in this appeal indicated to the court appellant did not make arrangements to pay for the record.
On April 12, 2023, appellant was instructed to pay the appellate filing fee on or before April 24, 2023 or the appeal would be subject to dismissal without further notice. In addition, on April 12, 2023, notification was transmitted to appellant that the appeal was subject to dismissal without further notice unless, within fifteen days, appellant made arrangements to pay for the record and provided this court with proof of payment. See Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b). Appellant did not provide any response to any of those notices.
On May 4, 2023, appellant was ordered to pay the filing fee and demonstrate she had made arrangements to pay for the clerk's record on or before May 15, 2023. See Tex. R. App. P. 4.1(a). In the order, the court notified appellant that failure to comply with either of those requirements would leave the appeal subject to dismissal without further notice for want of prosecution.
Appellant has not paid the appellate filing fee, she has not provided this court with proof of payment for the record, nor has she otherwise responded to the court's order. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c) (allowing involuntary dismissal of case because appellant has failed to comply with notice from clerk requiring response or other action within specified time).