Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2015

in the Interest of S.L.

in the Interest of S.L.
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided September 9, 2015

in the Interest of S.L.

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-15-00434-CV IN THE INTEREST OF S.L., a Child From the 25th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County, Texas Trial Court No. 04-0152-CV Honorable Gary L. Steel, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Jason Pulliam, Justice Delivered and Filed: September 9, 2015 DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION Appellant Sally Leeson filed a notice of appeal on July 14, 2015. She was required to pay $195.00 in filing fees to this court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5. 1 Appellant did not timely pay the required fees. Accordingly, when the fees remained unpaid, on August 14, 2015, this court ordered Appellant to provide written proof to this court not later than August 31, 2015, that the filing fees have been paid or Appellant is entitled to appeal without paying the filing fees. See id. We warned Appellant that if she failed to respond as ordered, the appeal could be dismissed. See id. R. 5,

See also TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 51.207(b)(1) (filing fee $100.00) (West Supp. 2015); id. §§ 51.0051, .208 (additional fee $50.00); id. § 51.851(b) (electronic filing fee $20.00); id. § 51.941(a) (services for indigents fee $25.00); Texas Supreme Court 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.l.(a).

04-15-00434-CV

42.3; In re W.J.C., No. 04-05-00532-CV, 2005 WL 3477883, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Dec. 21, 2005, no pet.) (mem. op.).

To date, Appellant has not paid the fees or filed any response with this court. Therefore, we dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(b), 42.3(b), (c).

PER CURIAM

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