Jorge Luis Rivera v. Claudia Rivera ( 2003 )

Opinion issued April 17, 2003

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-02-01044-CV

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JORGE LUIS RIVERA, Appellant

V.

CLAUDIA RIVERA

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On Appeal from the 310th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 0126795

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O P I N I O N

According to information provided by the district clerk, this is an appeal from a judgment signed on August 1, 2002. The notice of appeal was filed on September 26, 2002.

On December 10, 2002, the Court issued an order stating as follows:

This Court's records do not affirmatively show that appellant has paid the appellate filing fee of $125. See Tex. R. App. P. 5; Order Regarding Fees Charged in Civil Cases in the Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeals, Misc. Docket No. 98-9120 (Tex. July 21, 1998); Tex. Gov't Code Ann. 51.207(a) (Vernon Supp. 2000). Each party or parties filing a notice of appeal are required to pay the appellate filing fee. Unless within 15 days of the date of this Order appellant pays such filing fee to the Clerk of this Court, the appeal will be dismissed. See Finley v. J.C. Pace Ltd., 4 S.W.3d 319, 321-22 (Tex. App.- Houston [1st Dist.] 1999) (order); Negrini v. Smith, Nelson & Clement P.C., 998 S.W.2d 362, 363 (Tex. App.- Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, no pet.).

To date, appellant has not paid the filing fee.

Accordingly, appellants' appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 5; 42.3(b).

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Hedges, Jennings, and Alcala.