in the Interest of A.J.L.C.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 31, 2015
• Docket: 09-15-00225-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ________________

NO. 09-15-00225-CV ________________

IN THE INTEREST OF A.J.L.C. _________________________________________________________________

On Appeal from the 317th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. C-218,014-B __________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On July 9, 2015, we notified the parties that the filing fee had not been paid

and warned that the appeal would be dismissed unless the appellant remitted the

filing fee for the appeal. Appellant did not respond to this Court’s notices.

An appellant who wishes to proceed on appeal without payment of costs

must file an affidavit of indigence. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1. An appeal may be

dismissed if the appellant fails to comply with a requirement of the Texas Rules of

Appellate Procedure or fails to respond to a notice from the Clerk of the Court

requiring a response or other action within a specified time. See Tex. R. App. P.

42.3(c).

1 Appellant did not file an affidavit of indigence on appeal and has not shown

that he is entitled to proceed without payment of costs. See generally Tex. R. App.

P. 20.1. Appellant failed to comply with notices that required a response. See Tex.

R. App. P. 42.3(c). There being no reasonable explanation for the failure to pay the

filing fee for the appeal, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See Tex. R.

App. P. 42.3.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

______________________________ STEVE McKEITHEN Chief Justice

Submitted on August 28, 2015 Opinion Delivered August 31, 2015

Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.