Opinion
No. 04-20-00552-CV
12-30-2020
IN THE INTEREST OF S.P., a Child
MEMORANDUM OPINION
From the 131st Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2007CI09346
Honorable Mary Lou Alvarez, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice Beth Watkins, Justice Liza A. Rodriguez, Justice DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION
When appellant filed this appeal, she was required to pay a filing fee of $205.00. See TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. §§ 51.0051, 51.207(b)(1), 51.208, 51.941(a); TEXAS SUPREME COURT ORDER REGARDING FEES CHARGED IN THE SUPREME COURT, IN CIVIL CASES IN THE COURTS OF APPEALS, AND BEFORE THE JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION (Misc. Docket No. 14-9158, Aug. 28, 2015). Appellant did not pay the required filing fee when she filed the notice of appeal. The clerk of the court notified appellant of this deficiency in a letter dated November 16, 2020 and advised appellant that the filing fee was due by November 30, 2020. On December 2, 2020, when the fee remained unpaid, we ordered appellant to show cause in writing that either (1) the filing fee had been paid, or (2) she was entitled to appeal without paying the filing fee by December 14, 2020. See TEX. R. APP. P. 20.1 (providing that indigent party who complies with provisions of that rule may proceed without advance payment of costs). We further advised appellant that if she failed to respond satisfactorily within the time ordered, the appeal would be dismissed for failure to pay the filing fee. See id. R. 5, 42.3(c).
At this time, the filing fee remains unpaid. We therefore order this appeal dismissed for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c). We further order that appellee recover his costs of this appeal, if any, from appellant.
PER CURIAM