In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-14-00111-CV
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JOHN WALTER LEE, Appellant
V.
MARY JO SCROGGINS-LEE, Appellee
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On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 3
Montgomery County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 13-04-03378 CV
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
John Walter Lee filed a notice of appeal but failed to pay the filing fee for
the appeal and failed to file a brief. On July 21, 2014, we notified the parties that
the brief had not been filed and warned the appellant that his failure to file a brief
could result in a dismissal of the appeal for want of prosecution. On August 7,
2014, we notified the parties that the appeal would be submitted to the Court
without oral argument. See Tex. R. App. P. 39.8. On August 8, 2014, we notified
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the parties that the appeal would be dismissed unless the appellant remitted the
filing fee for the appeal. Appellant did not respond to this Court’s notices.
Appellant did not file an affidavit of indigence on appeal and has not shown
that he is entitled to proceed without payment of costs. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1.
There being no satisfactory explanation for the failure to pay the filing fee for the
appeal, and in the absence of a brief assigning error for appellate review, we
dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. Tex. R. App. P. 38.8(a)(1), 42.3.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
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CHARLES KREGER
Justice
Submitted on August 28, 2014
Opinion Delivered September 18, 2014
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.
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