Opinion
01-23-00930-CV
08-13-2024
Kathy S. Davis v. Earl M. Gilbert Irrevocable Trust
Trial court: County Civil Court at Law No. 4 of Harris County, Trial court case number: 1210475
ORDER
Amparo Monique Guerra, Judge.
Appellant, Kathy S. Davis, proceeding pro se, filed a notice of appeal of the trial court's December 8, 2023 judgment. The clerk's record filed in this Court includes appellant's "Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs or an Appeal Bond." See Tex. R. Civ. P. 145. The clerk's record does not reflect that a contest to the "Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs or an Appeal Bond" was filed. See Tex. R. Civ. P. 145(f).
Accordingly, the Clerk of this Court is directed to make an entry in this Court's records that appellant is allowed to proceed on appeal without payment of costs or fees. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1; see also Tex. R. Civ. P. 145(a).
Further, the official court reporter for the County Civil Court at Law No. 4 filed an "Information Sheet by Court Reporters," notifying the Clerk of this Court that there is a reporter's record, but that it has not been prepared because appellant had not made arrangements to pay for the preparation of the reporter's record. Because appellant is permitted to proceed without payment of costs, the court reporter is directed to file the reporter's record with this Court, within thirty days of the date of this order, and at no cost to appellant. See Tex. R. Civ. P. 145(a); Tex.R.App.P. 35.1.
It is so ORDERED.