Flower of Life Healing Ministries v. Travis Central Appraisal District ( 2020 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-20-00293-CV
FLOWER OF LIFE HEALING MINISTRIES, APPELLANT
V.
TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, APPELLEE
On Appeal from the 126th District Court1
Travis County, Texas
Trial Court No. D-1-GN-19-006173, Honorable Maya Guerra Gamble, Presiding
November 20, 2020
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before QUINN, C.J., and PIRTLE and PARKER, JJ.
Appellant, Flower of Life Healing Ministries, filed a notice of appeal from the trial
court’s Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss without paying the requisite filing
fee. By letter of October 30, 2020, the Clerk of this Court notified appellant that the filing
fee was overdue and that unless appellant was excused from paying court costs under
Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1, failure to pay the filing fee by November 9 would result
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Originally appealed to the Third Court of Appeals, this appeal was transferred to this Court by the
Texas Supreme Court pursuant to its docket equalization efforts. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001
(West 2013).
in dismissal of the appeal. To date, appellant has not paid the filing fee or sought leave
to proceed without payment of court costs.
Unless a party is excused from paying a filing fee, the Clerk of this Court is required
to collect filing fees set by statute or by the Texas Supreme Court when an item is
presented for filing. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5, 12.1(b), 20.1. Although the filing of a proper
notice of appeal invokes an appellate court’s jurisdiction, if a party fails to follow the
prescribed rules of appellate procedure, the appeal may be dismissed. TEX. R. APP. P.
25.1(b).
Because appellant has failed to comply with a requirement of the appellate rules
and a notice from the Clerk requiring action within a specified time, we dismiss the appeal.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c).
Per Curiam
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