in the Interest of R.L.P., B.J.P. and Y.T.P., Children

IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-17-00419-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF R.L.P., B.J.P. AND Y.T.P., CHILDREN
From the 82nd District Court
Robertson County, Texas
Trial Court No. 16-03-19,982-CV
MEMORANDUM OPINION
E. P. appeals from an order or judgment signed on September 7, 2017. By letter
dated December 21, 2017, the Clerk of this Court notified E. P. that the appeal was subject
to dismissal because it appeared the notice of appeal was untimely. E. P. was warned in
the same letter that, unless a response showing grounds for continuing the appeal was
filed within 14 days from the date of the letter, the appeal would be dismissed without
further notice. E. P. was also warned that the failure to file a response as requested would
result in the dismissal of the appeal without further notification for failure to comply with
an order or a notice from the Clerk. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c). More than 14 days have
passed, and E. P. has failed to file a response.
Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed. Id.
Absent a specific exemption, the Clerk of the 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 (Amended Aug. 28, 2007, eff. Sept. 1, 2007). See also TEX. R. APP.
P. 5; 10TH TEX. APP. (WACO) LOC. R. 5; TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. §§ 51.207(b); 51.208; §
51.941(a) (West 2013). 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. The write-off of the
fees from the accounts receivable of the Court in no way eliminates or reduces the fees
owed.
TOM GRAY
Chief Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Davis, and
Justice Scoggins
Appeal dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed January 17, 2018
[CV06]
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