Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-24-00708-CV RTO HAULING, LLC, Appellant v. Paul ORTEGA, Appellee From the 224th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2021CI18246 Honorable Nadine Melissa Nieto, Judge Presiding PER CURIAM Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice Irene Rios, Justice Lori I. Valenzuela, Justice Delivered and Filed: February 12, 2025 DISMISSED On November 19, 2024, the trial court clerk notified this court that the clerk’s record was not filed when it was originally due because appellant had failed to pay or make arrangements to pay the clerk’s fee for preparing the record and appellant is not entitled to appeal without paying the fee. On November 19, 2024, this court ordered appellant to provide written proof to this court by December 2, 2024, that either (1) the clerk’s fee had been paid or arrangements had been made to pay the clerk’s fee; or (2) that appellant is entitled to appeal without paying the clerk’s fee. We warned that, if appellant failed to timely respond, this appeal would be dismissed for want of 04-24-00708-CV

prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(b). Appellant did not respond. 1 Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. See id. R. 37.3(b), 42.3(b). Costs of the appeal are taxed against appellant.

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Appellant also did not respond to our December 11, 2024 order to show cause in writing by December 23, 2024, that the filing fee of $205.00 had been paid or that appellant is entitled to appeal without paying the filing fee. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5, 20; see also id. R. 42.3(c).

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