in Re: Energas Company

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 25, 2001
• Docket: 07-01-00283-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

NO. 07-01-0283-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT AMARILLO

PANEL D

JULY 25, 2001

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IN RE ENERGAS COMPANY, RELATOR _________________________________

ON RELATOR'S MOTION FOR EMERGENCY STAY

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Before BOYD, C.J., and QUINN and REAVIS, JJ.

Pending before the Court is a petition for writ of mandamus filed by Energas Company, relator, and a motion for emergency stay presented pursuant to Rule 52.10 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. By its motion, Energas requests that the discovery order of the trial court signed June 7, 2001, requiring Energas to produce certain records within 60 days of the order be stayed pending disposition by this Court of its petition for writ of mandamus filed July 19, 2001.

Concluding that the motion for an emergency stay should be granted pending this Court's action on the petition for writ of mandamus, it is ordered that compliance by Energas Company with the discovery order of the 47^th District Court, Potter County, in cause number 87,247-A, entitled Mary Miller Speed, dependent administratrix of the Estate of Forest Harvey Miller, deceased, vs. Energas Company, signed June 7, 2000, is stayed, subject to further order of this Court.

Counsel for the real party in interest, Mary Miller Speed, dependent administratrix of the Estate of Forest Harvey Miller, deceased, are requested to file a response to the petition for writ of mandamus pursuant to Rule 52.4 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure on or before August 15, 2001. Oral argument on the mandamus proceeding will be set for the week of September 10, 2001, by letter with 21 days notice. Tex. R. App. P. 39.9.

It is ordered.

Per Curiam

Do not publish.

                                             Appellees

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FROM THE 46^TH DISTRICT COURT OF HARDEMAN COUNTY;

NO. 10,039; HON. DAN MIKE BIRD, PRESIDING

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Order of Dismissal

Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and HANCOCK, JJ.

          Appellants Jerry Max Lewis and Neva Jane Lewis filed a notice of appeal on April 23, 2009. However, they did not pay the $175 fee required from appellants under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 5. Nor did they file an affidavit of indigence per Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1. By letter from this Court dated April 27, 2009, we informed them that “the filing fee in the amount of $175.00 has not been paid . . . . Failure to pay the filing fee within ten (10) days from the date of this notice may result in a dismissal.” Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c); see Holt v. F. F. Enterprises, 990 S.W.2d 756 (Tex. App.–Amarillo 1998, pet. ref’d). The deadline lapsed, and the fee was not received.

          Because appellants have failed to pay the requisite filing fee as directed by the Court, we dismiss their attempt to appeal pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.3(c).