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Sides v. Stephens

STATE OF TEXAS IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
Apr 2, 2015
No. 10-15-00104-CV (Tex. App. Apr. 2, 2015)

Opinion

No. 10-15-00104-CV

04-02-2015

THOMAS RAY SIDES, Appellant v. WILLIAM STEPHENS, DIRECTOR T.D.C.J.-I.D., Appellee


From Coryell County, Texas

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Thomas Ray Sides, an inmate, filed a direct appeal to this Court of the disciplinary action taken against him by the prison. As Sides acknowledges in his pleading, he may have a right to appeal his disciplinary action to a district court. See generally TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 501.008(d) (West 2012). But we, as an appellate court, have no jurisdiction of direct appeals in civil cases. See TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 22.220 (West 2004); see also TEX. CONST. Art. V, § 6.

Sides attached original exhibits to his appeal. We will return those exhibits to Sides with a copy of this opinion and retain copies of those exhibits for our records. One of the exhibits is his inmate account statement which reflects he is indigent.

Absent a specific exemption, the Clerk of the Court must collect filing fees at the time a document is presented for filing. TEX. R. APP. P. 12.1(b); Appendix to TEX. R. APP. P., Order Regarding Fees (Amended Aug. 28, 2007, eff. Sept. 1, 2007). See also TEX. R. APP. P. 5; 10TH TEX. APP. (WACO) LOC. R. 5; TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. §§ 51.207(b); 51.208; § 51.941(a) (West 2013). Under these circumstances, we suspend the rule and order the Clerk to write off all unpaid filing fees in this case. TEX. R. APP. P. 2. The write-off of the fees from the accounts receivable of the Court in no way eliminates or reduces the fees owed.

Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

TOM GRAY

Chief Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Davis, and Justice Scoggins
Appeal dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed April 2, 2015
[CV06]


Summaries of

Sides v. Stephens

STATE OF TEXAS IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
Apr 2, 2015
No. 10-15-00104-CV (Tex. App. Apr. 2, 2015)
Case details for

Sides v. Stephens

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS RAY SIDES, Appellant v. WILLIAM STEPHENS, DIRECTOR T.D.C.J.-I.D.…

Court:STATE OF TEXAS IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

Date published: Apr 2, 2015

Citations

No. 10-15-00104-CV (Tex. App. Apr. 2, 2015)