Bruce Dwain Copeland v. MIC General Insurance Corporation

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 9, 2022
• Docket: 05-22-00211-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

DISMISS and Opinion Filed May 9, 2022

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-22-00211-CV

BRUCE DWAIN COPELAND, Appellant V. MIC GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION, ET AL., Appellees

On Appeal from the 192nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-21-08292

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Burns, Justice Molberg, and Justice Goldstein Opinion by Chief Justice Burns The filing fee, docketing statement, and clerk’s record in this case have not

been filed. By postcard dated March 14, 2022, we notified appellant the $205 filing

fee was due. We directed appellant to remit the filing fee within ten days and

expressly cautioned appellant that failure to do so would result in dismissal of the

appeal. Also by postcard dated March 14, 2022, we informed appellant the

docketing statement in this case was due. We cautioned appellant that failure to file

the docketing statement within ten days might result in the dismissal of this appeal

without further notice. By letter dated March 25, 2022, we informed appellant the

clerk’s record had not been filed because appellant had not paid for the clerk’s record. We directed appellant to provide, within ten days, verification he had either

paid for or made arrangements to pay for the record or was entitled to proceed

without payment of costs. We cautioned appellant that failure to do so would result

in the dismissal of this appeal without further notice. To date, appellant has not paid

the filing fee, filed the docketing statement, provided the required documentation,

nor otherwise corresponded with the Court regarding the status of this appeal.

Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(b); 42.3(b), (c).

/Robert D. Burns, III/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III CHIEF JUSTICE

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BRUCE DWAIN COPELAND, On Appeal from the 192nd Judicial Appellant District Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-21-08292. No. 05-22-00211-CV V. Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Burns. Justices Molberg and MIC GENERAL INSURANCE Goldstein participating. CORPORATION, ET AL., Appellees

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.

Judgment entered May 9, 2022

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