Opinion filed April 13, 2006

                                                                        In The

    Eleventh Court of Appeals

                                                                 ____________

                                                          No. 11-06-00044-CV

                                                    __________

                                        MELVIN TILLEY, Appellant

                                                             V.

                                        SHARON HENRY, Appellee

                                         On Appeal from the 326th District Court

                                                          Taylor County, Texas

                                                  Trial Court Cause No. 38436-C

                                             M E M O R A N D U M   O P I N I O N

On January 13, 2006, Melvin Tilley filed a pro se notice of appeal challenging a protective order signed by the trial court on January 9, 2006.  On February 28, 2006, the clerk of the trial court notified this court in writing that Tilley had not filed an affidavit of inability to pay costs on appeal. Tilley has not tendered the required filing fee to this court.

On March 16, 2006, the clerk of this court wrote the parties informing them that neither the required filing fee nor the appellate record had been filed.  Tilley was directed to file in this court both the filing fee and proof of payment for the clerk=s record on or before March 31, 2006.  There has been no response to our letter of March 16.  Therefore, the failure to file the clerk=s record appears to be due to Tilley=s actions.

The appeal is dismissed.

PER CURIAM

April 13, 2006

Panel consists of:  Wright, C.J., and

McCall, J., and Strange, J.