IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-11-00451-CV TONY RAY MITCHELL, Appellant v. PATRICIA K. HARRIS, Appellee

From the County Court Bosque County, Texas Trial Court No. G-07087

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The Clerk of this Court notified Appellant by letter dated February 14, 2012 that the original filing fee of $175.00 had not been paid, that unless Appellant obtained indigent status, the filing fee’s payment is required, and that unless Appellant either paid the filing fee or obtained indigent status within fourteen days, the appeal would be dismissed without further notification. More than fourteen days have passed, and Appellant has not paid the filing fee or filed an affidavit of indigence.

The Clerk’s letter also notified Appellant that the Court had not received the docketing statement in this appeal and that if the docketing statement was not filed within 14 days, the appeal would be dismissed without further notification. More than fourteen days have passed, and Appellant has not filed the docketing statement.

This appeal is dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b, c); 10TH TEX. APP. (WACO) LOC. R. 5(c).

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); § 51.941(a) (West 2005); § 51.208 (West Supp. 2011). 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 does not eliminate the fees owed by Appellant.

REX D. DAVIS Justice Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Davis, and Justice Scoggins Appeal dismissed Opinion delivered and filed March 14, 2012 [CV06]

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