Opinion
Appellate case number: 01-16-00105-CV
04-14-2016
Samuel Ricki Hernandez v. The State of Texas
ORDER Trial court case number: 13-CV-0806 Trial court: 122nd District Court of Galveston County
On April 5, 2016, the Clerk of this Court forwarded the pro se affidavit of indigence for appellate costs filed by appellant, Samuel Ricki Hernandez, to the trial court clerk requesting an indigent clerk's record be filed in this Court by May 5, 2016. See TEX. R. APP. P. 20.1(c)(1). On April 7, 2016, the trial court clerk filed a letter in this Court stating that no contest to appellant's affidavit of indigence will be filed by the trial court clerk or court reporter in the trial court. See id. 20.1(e)(1).
Accordingly, the allegations in the affidavit of indigence are deemed true, and appellant is entitled to proceed without advance payment of appellate costs. See TEX. R. APP. P. at 20.1(f). The Clerk of this Court is ORDERED to deem the appellant indigent and that he is allowed to proceed on appeal without advance payment of costs for purposes of the appellate filing fee and the clerk's and reporter's record fees.
On February 11, 2016, the court reporter filed an info sheet in this Court noting that there was no reporter's record taken. Thus, it is further ORDERED that the trial court clerk file with this Court, within 30 days of the date of this order and at no cost to appellant, a clerk's record containing the items specified in Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 34.5(a). See TEX. R. APP. P. 20.1(k).
It is so ORDERED. Judge's signature: /s/ Laura Carter Higley
[×] Acting individually Date: April 14, 2016