in the Interest of J.D.G. and J.D.G.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 29, 2018
• Docket: 09-17-00457-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-17-00457-CV ____________________

IN THE INTEREST OF J.D.G. AND J.D.G.

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On Appeal from the 279th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. F-214,737-B ________________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Kenneth Lee Griffin, Appellant, filed a notice of appeal with the trial court on

November 27, 2017. Despite written notices from this Court and an opportunity to

cure, to date, Appellant has neither established indigence nor paid the filing fee for

the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 20.1. We notified the parties that the appeal would

be dismissed unless the filing fee was paid. Appellant did not respond to the Court’s

notices.

Appellant did not file a statement of inability to pay costs and has not shown

that he is entitled to proceed without payment of costs. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1.

Furthermore, Appellant failed to comply with a notice from the Clerk of the Court

requiring a response within a specified time. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c). There

being no satisfactory 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. 37.3(b), 42.3.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

________________________________ CHARLES KREGER Justice

Submitted on March 28, 2018 Opinion Delivered March 29, 2018

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