Opinion
No. 05-17-00487-CV
07-12-2017
MICHELE JACKSON, Appellant v. MOTEL 6 AKA MOTEL 6 OPERATING LP, ET AL., Appellees
On Appeal from the 116th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DC-15-14742
ORDER
Before the Court is appellant's July 10, 2017 motion for order on claim of appellant's inability to afford payment of costs. Appellant asks this Court to order that she "be able to proceed forward with this appeal without payment of costs so that she may be able to obtain the clerk's record and the court reporter's record free of charge." Appellant filed her "Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs or an Appeal Bond" with this Court on June 9, 2017. She did not file it with the trial court.
Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1(a) and (c), appellant is allowed to proceed without payment of the appellate court filing fees. See TEX. R. APP. P. 20.1(a), (c). However, fees charged by the trial court clerk or court reporter for preparation of the appellate record are governed by Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 145. See id. 20.1(a). Accordingly, we GRANT the motion to the extent appellant seeks to proceed without payment of appellate costs. To the extent appellant asks this Court to order the trial court clerk and court reporter to prepare the record without advance payment of costs, we DENY the motion.
/s/ CRAIG STODDART
JUSTICE