in the Interest of S.L.P.

In The



Court of Appeals



Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-08-215 CV

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IN THE INTEREST OF S.L.P.




On Appeal from the 411th District Court

San Jacinto County, Texas

Trial Cause No. 184




MEMORANDUM OPINION

On June 2, 2008, we notified the parties that the appeal would be dismissed for want of prosecution unless arrangements were made for filing the record or the appellant explained why additional time was needed to file the record. Appellant did not respond. The appellant did not file an affidavit of indigence and is not entitled to proceed without payment of costs. Tex. R. App. P. 20.1. There being no satisfactory explanation for the failure to file the record, the appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b); Tex. R. App. P. 42.3. Costs are assessed against the appellant.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

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STEVE McKEITHEN

Chief Justice

Opinion Delivered July 17, 2008

Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.