Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2012

Michael Mbugua v. Bruce Caldwell and Ingrid Caldwell

Michael Mbugua v. Bruce Caldwell and Ingrid Caldwell
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 12, 2012

Michael Mbugua v. Bruce Caldwell and Ingrid Caldwell

Opinion

Opinion issued July 12, 2012.

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-12-00228-CV ——————————— MICHAEL MBUGUA, Appellant V. BRUCE CALDWELL AND INGRID CALDWELL, Appellee

On Appeal from the 240th District Court Fort Bend County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 08DCV163859

MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, Michael Mbugua, has neither paid the required fees nor established indigence for purposes of appellate costs. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5 (requiring payment of fees in civil cases unless indigent), 20.1 (listing requirements for establishing indigence); see also TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 51.207 (Vernon Supp. 2011), § 51.941(a) (Vernon 2005), § 101.041 (Vernon Supp. 2011) (listing fees in court of appeals); Order Regarding Fees Charged in Civil Cases in the Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeals and Before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, Misc. Docket No. 07-9138 (Tex. Aug. 28, 2007), reprinted in TEX. R. APP. P. app. A § B(1) (listing fees in court of appeals). After being notified that this appeal was subject to dismissal, appellant did not adequately respond. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5 (allowing enforcement of rule); 42.3(c) (allowing involuntary dismissal of case).

We dismiss the appeal for nonpayment of all required fees.

We dismiss any pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Bland, Massengale, and Brown.

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