Scarlett Woods v. Cheryl Paige

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 5, 2015
• Docket: 09-14-00560-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-14-00560-CV ____________________

SCARLETT WOODS, Appellant

V.

CHERYL PAIGE, Appellee _______________________________________________________ ______________

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. 126732 ________________________________________________________ _____________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Scarlett Woods filed a notice of appeal from an order sustaining a contest to

a sworn statement of inability to pay costs in a forcible entry and detainer case. We

questioned our jurisdiction. See Redlich v. Ranch, 02-14-00390-CV, 2015 WL

226038, at *1 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Jan. 15, 2015, no pet. h.) (mem. op.)

(holding that an order sustaining a contest to an affidavit of inability to pay is

neither a final judgment nor an appealable interlocutory order). We directed the

appellant to file a written response by February 17, 2015, but no response has been

1 filed. The 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.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

________________________________ STEVE McKEITHEN Chief Justice

Submitted on March 4, 2015 Opinion Delivered March 5, 2015

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