Rick Soliz v. Montgomery County Appraisal District

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 17, 2018
• Docket: 09-18-00030-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-18-00030-CV ____________________

RICK SOLIZ, Appellant

V.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, Appellee ________________________________________________________________________

On Appeal from the 284th District Court Montgomery County, Texas Trial Cause No. 16-12-14656-CV ________________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Rick Soliz, Appellant, filed a notice of appeal with the trial court on January

18, 2018. Despite written notices from this Court and an opportunity to cure, to date,

Appellant has neither filed the appropriate documentation to establish indigence nor

paid the filing fee for the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 20.1. In addition, no clerk’s

record has been filed, and the clerk responsible for preparing the record in this appeal

informed the Court that Appellant is not entitled to appeal without paying the fee

and did not make arrangements to pay for the record. See Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b).

On April 4, 2018, we notified appellant that, if he is unable to pay for the

appellate record and cannot pay this court’s filing fee, he must return a properly

completed and executed form statement of inability to pay costs, together with a

motion to abate the appeal and remand the case to the trial court for a determination

of indigence. In reply, Appellant refused to submit a properly completed and

executed form statement of inability to pay costs and complained that this Court was

asking him “to swear to and provide a different document judged by different

standards which he may or may not meet.” Appellant’s request to proceed without

payment of costs is denied. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1(c).

Appellant failed to comply with a notice requiring action within a specified

time. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R.

App. P. 43.2(f).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

________________________________ CHARLES KREGER Justice

Submitted on May 16, 2018 Opinion Delivered May 17, 2018

Before Kreger, Horton, and Johnson, JJ.