CHIEF JUSTICE LISA MATZ CAROLYN WRIGHT CLERK OF THE COURT (214) 712-3450 JUSTICES [email protected] DAVID L. BRIDGES MOLLY FRANCIS GAYLE HUMPA DOUGLAS S. LANG BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS (214) 712-3434 ROBERT M. FILLMORE [email protected] LANA MYERS Court of Appeals DAVID EVANS FACSIMILE ADA BROWN Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (214) 745-1083 CRAIG STODDART COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 200 BILL WHITEHILL INTERNET DAVID J. SCHENCK DALLAS, TEXAS 75202 WWW.TXCOURTS.GOV/5THCOA.ASPX JASON BOATRIGHT (214) 712-3400

February 8, 2018

Mr. Rodrigo Victor Del Rio SO 322151 Collin County Detention Facility 4300 Community Ave. McKinney, Texas 75071 RE: Court of Appeals Number: 05-18-00025-CV Trial Court Case Number: 416-02469-2017 Style: Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($14,500.00) in Lawful United States Currency v. The State of Texas Dear Mr. Rodriguez: The Court is in receipt of appellant’s “Affidavit of Indigency.” Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1(a) and (c), appellant is allowed to proceed without payment of the appellate court filing fees. See TEX. R. APP. P. 20.1(a),(c). However, fees charged by the trial court clerk or court reporter for preparation of the appellate record are governed by Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 145. See id. 20.1(a).

Respectfully, /s/ Lisa Matz, Clerk of the Court ltr/lp cc: Greg Willis