Rey Esquivel D/B/A Esquivel Bail Bonds v. State

Opinion

NUMBER 13-12-00336-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________

REY ESQUIVEL D/B/A ESQUIVEL BAIL BONDS, Appellant,

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. ____________________________________________________________

On Appeal from the 404th District Court of Cameron County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez, Justices Garza and Vela Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, Rey Esquivel d/b/a Esquivel Bail Bonds, filed an appeal from a

judgment rendered against him in favor of appellee, The State of Texas. On June 5,

2012, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant that the clerk's record in the above cause

was originally due on April 23, 2012, and that the deputy district clerk, Freddy Cardoza,

had notified this Court that appellant failed to make arrangements for payment of the clerk's record. The Clerk of this Court notified appellant of this defect so that steps could

be taken to correct the defect, if it could be done. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3, 42.3(b),(c).

Appellant was advised that, if the defect was not corrected within ten days from the date

of receipt of this notice, the appeal would be dismissed for want of prosecution.

On June 5, 2012, the Clerk of the Court notified appellant that he was delinquent in

remitting a $175.00 filing fee. The Clerk of this Court notified appellant that the appeal

was subject to dismissal if the filing fee was not paid within ten days from the date of

receipt of this letter. See id. 42.3(b),(c).

Appellant has failed to respond to this Court=s notices and has failed to pay the

filing fee. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION.

See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b), (c).

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed the 12th day of July, 2012.