in Re Chad Fenley Davis ( 2007 )

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

 

No. 10-06-00404-CV

In re Chad Fenley Davis

Original Proceeding

MEMORANDUM  Opinion

          Chad Fenley Davis seeks a writ of mandamus directing Respondent, the Honorable Steve Smith, Judge of the 361st District Court of Brazos County, to issue an order requiring “officials of the 361st Judicial District Court” to return $103 in United States currency in compliance with a 1996 order issued by Respondent’s predecessor in office.  The petition is denied.

          Absent a specific exemption, the Clerk of this Court must collect filing fees at the time a document is presented for filing.  Tex. R. App. P. 12.1(b); Appendix to Tex. R. App. P., Order Regarding Fees (July 21, 1998); see also Tex. R. App. P. 5; 10th Tex. App. (Waco) Loc. R. 6; Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. §§ 51.207, 51.941 (Vernon 2005).  Under these circumstances, we suspend the rule and order the Clerk to write off all unpaid filing fees in this case.  Tex. R. App. P. 2.

PER CURIAM

Before Chief Justice Gray,

Justice Vance, and

Justice Reyna

Petition denied

Opinion delivered and filed January 10, 2007

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