Steven Earl Claussen and Peter Claussen v. Lisa L. McPherson

Opinion issued December 8, 2005









In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-05-00794-CV

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STEVEN EARL CLAUSSEN AND PETER CLAUSSEN, Appellant


V.


LISA L. MCPHERSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATRIX WITH NUNCUPATIVE WILL ANNEXED OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA JANE CLAUSSEN, DECEASED, AND THE ANIMAL EMERGENCY ENDOWMENT, Appellees





On Appeal from Probate Court No. 4

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause Nos. 355,425 & 355,425-401





MEMORANDUM OPINION

          Appellants Steven Earl Claussen and Peter Claussen have neither established indigence, nor paid all the required fees. 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, 51.941( (Vernon Supp. 2005) (listing fees in court of appeal). After being notified that this appeal was subject to dismissal, appellants Steve Earl Claussen and Peter Claussen did not adequately respond. See Tex. R. App. P. 5 (allowing enforcement of rule); 42.3(c) (allowing involuntary dismissal of case).

          The appeal is dismissed for nonpayment of all required fees. All pending motions are denied.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Taft, Keyes, and Higley.