Theodore Simmons v. Midland Funding, LLC

Opinion

Order entered March 3, 2020

In The

Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

No. 05-20-00143-CV

THEODORE SIMMONS, Appellant V.

MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, Appellee

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 3 Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. CC-19-01681-C

ORDER

Before the Court are appellant’s written verification that he has requested the reporter’s record and letter from Janet. E. Wright, Official Court Reporter for County Court at Law No. 3, informing the Court that the record in this appeal was taken by LaToya Young-Martinez. Accordingly, we ORDER Ms. Young- Martinez to file the reporter’s record no later than April 2, 2020. As the clerk’s record reflects appellant filed in the trial court a statement of inability to afford payment of costs and nothing before us reflects the trial court has ordered appellant to pay costs, the record shall be prepared without payment of the reporter’s fee. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 145(a).

We DIRECT the Clerk of the Court to send a copy of this order to Ms.

Wright, Ms. Young-Martinez, and the parties.

/s/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III CHIEF JUSTICE