Rene Rayos v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit ( 2014 )

COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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RENE RAYOS, No. 08-13-00347-CV
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Appellant, Appeal from
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v. 393rd District Court
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DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT, of Denton County, Texas
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Appellee. (TC # 2011-60285-393)
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
This appeal is before the Court on its own motion to determine whether the appeal should
be dismissed for want of prosecution. Finding that Appellant has failed to pay the case filing fee
and has failed to comply with a notice by the Clerk requiring a response, we dismiss the appeal.
Appellant filed a notice with the trial court clerk seeking to appeal the judgment of the
trial court but did not pay the case filing fee of $195 as required by TEX.R.APP.P. 5 nor did
Appellant establish indigence in accordance with TEX.R.APP.P. 20.1. On December 3, 2013, the
Clerk of the Court made a second request for payment of the filing fee. The Clerk notified
Appellant that the filing fee had not been paid and failure to pay it within twenty days could
result in dismissal of the appeal pursuant to TEX.R.APP.P. 42.3(b) and (c). Appellant has not
paid the filing fee or otherwise responded to the Clerk’s inquiries. We therefore dismiss the
appeal.
February 19, 2014
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice
Before McClure, C.J., Rivera, and Rodriguez, JJ.
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