Opinion
No. 05-13-01753-CV
02-06-2014
TODD PRUETT, Appellant v. LISA CLAYTON, M.D., Appellee
On Appeal from the 193rd Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DC-12-14518
ORDER
Before the Court are appellant's (1) January 9, 2014 first motion for extension of time to pay for appeal; (2) January 9, 2014 second motion for extension of time to pay for appeal; (3) January 16, 2014 motion to extend time to file notice of appeal; and (4) January 30, 2014 affidavit of indigence. Appellee has not responded to any of the motions.
We GRANT appellant's January 16, 2014 motion to extend time to file notice of appeal. The notice of appeal filed December 23, 2013 is considered timely for jurisdictional purposes. We also GRANT appellant's January 9 second motion for extension of time to pay appeal and refer appellant's January 30 affidavit of indigence to the trial court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 20.1(h)(4). Under appellate rule 20.1(e), the clerk, reporter, or any party may challenge the indigency claim by filing a contest with the trial court clerk. See id. 20.1(e). We ORDER any contests be filed no later than February 17, 2014 and the hearing on any contests be held no later than February 27, 2014. See id. 20.1(e),(i). We further ORDER Dallas County District Clerk Gary Fitzsimmons to file, no later than March 4, 2014, either (1) a supplemental clerk's record containing a copy of any contests and any order on the contests or (2) written verification that no contests were filed. We DENY as moot appellant's January 9th first motion for extension of time to pay for appeal.
We DIRECT the Clerk of the Court to send copies of this order by (1) electronic transmission to the Honorable Carl Ginsberg, Presiding Judge of the 193 Judicial District Court; Stephanie Moses, Official Court Reporter of the 193 Judicial District Court; Mr. Fitzsimmons; and, counsel for appellee; and (2) regular mail to appellant at his last known mailing address.
ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS
JUSTICE