Opinion
04-24-00698-CV
10-23-2024
Alfred JONES, Appellant v. Mae Dell WARNER, Appellee
From the County Court At Law No. 10, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2024CV08129 Honorable Cesar Garcia, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Lori alenzuela, Justice
The filing fee of $205.00, which was due from appellant when this appeal was filed, has not been paid. The clerk of the court notified appellant of this deficiency in a letter dated October 11, 2024, and stated the fee must be remitted no later than October 21, 2024. The fee remains unpaid. Rule 5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure provides:
A party who is not excused by statute or these rules from paying costs must pay- at the time an item is presented for filing-whatever fees are required by statute or Supreme Court order. The appellate court may enforce this rule by any order that is just.Tex. R. App. P. 5.
Appellant also has not filed a docketing statement or certified service of the notice of appeal on each court reporter, although the clerk of this court also notified appellant of these deficiencies and required corrective action by letter dated October 15, 2024.
We therefore ORDER appellant, not later than November 4, 2024, to either (1) pay the applicable filing fee or (2) provide written proof to this court that he is excused by statute or the Rules of Appellate Procedure from paying the fee. 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 ORDER appellant to file a docketing statement no later than November 4, 2024. If appellant fails to respond satisfactorily within the time ordered, this appeal will be dismissed. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 23rd day of October, 2024.