Douglas A. Rule and Valerie K. Rule v. Mary Ann Bobbitt, Delva Siemsen

Opinion issued January 27, 2005









In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas





NO. 01–04–01166–CV





DOUGLAS A. RULE AND VALERIE K. RULE, Appellants


V.


MARY ANN BOBBITT, DELVA SIEMSEN, SCHMIDT/SIEMSEN, LTD., D/B/A DELVA REAL ESTATE SERVICES, D/B/A REAL ESTATE SERVICES, Appellees





On Appeal from the County Civil Court at Law No. 3

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 777,139





MEMORANDUM OPINIONAppellants Douglas A. Rule and Valerie K. Rule 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(a), 101.041 (Vernon Supp. 2004) (listing fees in court of appeals); Fees Civ. Cases B(1), (3) (listing fees in court of appeals). After being notified that this appeal was subject to dismissal, appellants Douglas A. Rule and Valerie K. Rule 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 Nuchia, Jennings, and Hanks.