Valerie McConnin v. Karen Faust and Hunter L. Faust

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-24-00450-CV

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VALERIE MCCONNIN, Appellant V.

KAREN FAUST AND HUNTER L. FAUST, Appellees

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On Appeal from the 457th District Court Montgomery County, Texas

Trial Cause No. 24-03-03791-CV

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

Valerie McConnin, Appellant, filed a notice of appeal from a judgment that the trial court signed on November 22, 2024. Upon receiving the notice of appeal, the Clerk of the Court issued a Bill of Costs for the filing fee for the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 12.1(b). By letter dated January 30, 2025, we warned Appellant that Appellant had not paid the filing fee as directed in our previous letter and Bill of Costs previously forwarded to Appellant. A Certified Bill of Costs for the filing fee was enclosed and provided to Appellant. We also warned Appellant that unless the

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filing fee was paid, the appeal would be dismissed without further notice on any date after Monday, February10, 2025.

Appellant did not file a statement of inability to pay costs in this matter and has not shown that she is entitled to proceed without payment of costs. See id. 20.1. Furthermore, Appellant failed to comply with a notice from the Clerk of the Court requiring a response within a specified time. See id. 42.3(c). We dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See id. 42.3(b), 43.2(f).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Submitted on February 26, 2025 Opinion Delivered February 27, 2025

Before Golemon, C.J., Wright and Chambers, JJ.