COURT OF APPEALS

                                       SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                                   FORT WORTH

        NO. 2-06-048-CV

FEROZ S. NOORANI, INDIVIDUALLY                                        APPELLANT

AND DBA M CLEANERS

                                                        V.

NC TWO, L.P.                                                                       APPELLEE           

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          FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2 OF DENTON COUNTY

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                  MEMORANDUM OPINION^[1] AND JUDGMENT

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On February 26, 2006 and March 17, 2006, we notified appellant, in accordance with rule of appellate procedure 42.3(c), that we would dismiss this appeal unless the $125 filing fee was paid.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c).  Appellant has not paid the $125 filing fee.  See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 12.1(b).

Because appellant has failed to comply with a requirement of the rules of appellate procedure and the Texas Supreme Court=s order of July 21, 1998,^[2] we dismiss the appeal.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c), 43.2(f).

Appellant shall pay all costs of this appeal, for which let execution issue.  See Tex. R. App. P. 43.4.

PER CURIAM

PANEL D: MCCOY, J.; CAYCE, C.J.; and LIVINGSTON, J.

DELIVERED: April 13, 2006