Dismissed and Opinion filed August 29, 2002.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-02-00470-CV

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DAVID GUZMAN ANTUNEZ, Appellant

V.

BALLARD EXPLORATION, EXPLORATION COMPANY, GREY WOLF, INC., AND GREY WOLF DRILLING LP, Appellees

On Appeal from the 269th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 00-12376

M E M O R A N D U M  O P I N I O N

This is an appeal from a judgment signed April 5, 2002.  No clerk=s record has been filed.  The clerk responsible for preparing the record in this appeal informed the court appellant did not make arrangements to pay for the record. 

On July 23, 2002, notification was transmitted to all parties of the Court's intent to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution unless, within fifteen days, appellant paid or made arrangements to pay for the record and provided this court with proof of payment.  See Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b).  Appellant filed no response.

Alternatively, we may dismiss this appeal for failure to pay the filing fee.  The notice of appeal was filed on May 3, 2002.  To date, the filing fee of $125.00 has not been paid.   Therefore, on August 1, 2002, the Court issued an order stating that unless appellant paid the appellate filing fee of $125.00 within fifteen days of the date of the order, the appeal would be dismissed.

The filing fee has not been paid, and appellant has not responded to the Court=s order of August 1, 2002.

Accordingly, the appeal is ordered dismissed.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c). 

PER CURIAM

Judgment rendered and Opinion filed August 29, 2002.

Panel consists of Justices Edelman, Guzman and Frost.

Do Not Publish C Tex. R. App. P. 47.3(b).