Cornelius Milan Harper v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 19, 2023
• Docket: 10-23-00230-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-23-00230-CV

CORNELIUS MILAN HARPER, Appellant v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

From the 440th District Court Coryell County, Texas Trial Court No. DC-23-54852

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Cornelius Milan Harper appeals from an order of dismissal signed June 29, 2023,

disposing of his claims against the State of Texas. By letter dated September 12, 2023, the

Clerk of this Court notified Harper that his original filing fee for the appeal was past due.

Harper was warned in the same letter that, unless he obtained indigent status pursuant

to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 145 and Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20, the

payment of the fee is required. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 145; TEX. R. APP. P. 20. He was further warned that failure to pay the filing fee within twenty-one days from the date of the letter

would result in the appeal being dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c). More than twenty-

one days have passed, and Harper has failed to pay his original filing fee.

Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed.1

STEVE SMITH Justice

Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Johnson, and Justice Smith Dismissed Opinion delivered and filed October 19, 2023 [CV06]

1 All pending motions are dismissed as moot. Harper v. State Page 2