NO. 07-05-0149-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT AMARILLO

PANEL D

APRIL 27, 2005

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THE FEED STORE, INC., d/b/a CHAD and PATRICIA LANGSTON, et al.,

Appellants

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SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF HOUSTON, INC.,

Appellee

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FROM THE COUNTY CIVIL COURT AT LAW NO. 2 OF HARRIS COUNTY;

NO. 823,840; HON. GARY MICHAEL BLOCK, PRESIDING

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

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Before QUINN, REAVIS and CAMPBELL, JJ.

Appellants The Feed Store, Inc., d/b/a Chad and Patricia Langston, et al. filed a notice of appeal on February 22, 2005.  However, they did not pay the $125 filing fee required from appellants under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 5.  Nor did they file an affidavit of indigence per Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1.  By letter from this Court dated April 15, 2005, we informed appellants that “the filing fee has not been paid  in the  captioned appeal.  Unless the filing fee in the amount of $125.00 is paid by Monday, April 25, 2005, this appeal will be subject to dismissal.”   Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c); see Holt v. F. F. Enterprises , 990 S.W.2d 756 (Tex. App.--Amarillo 1998, pet. ref’d).  The deadline lapsed, and the fee was not received.

Because appellants have failed to pay the requisite filing fee as directed by the court, we dismiss the appeal pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.3(c).

Per Curiam