One Thousand One Hundred Seventy Dollars ($1,170.00) in Lawful United States Currency v. State

Dismiss and Opinion Filed April 2, 2014 S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-13-01676-CV ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS ($1,170.00) IN LAWFUL UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 219th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 219-02396-2012 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Wright, and Justices Lang-Miers and Brown Opinion by Chief Justice Wright The filing fee, docketing statement, and clerk’s record in this case are past due. By postcard dated December 5, 2013, we notified appellant the $195 filing fee was due. We directed appellant to remit the filing fee within ten days and expressly cautioned appellant that failure to do so would result in dismissal of the appeal. Also by postcard dated December 5, 2013, we notified appellant the docketing statement had not been filed in this case. We directed appellant to file the docketing statement within ten days. We cautioned appellant that failure to do so might result in dismissal of this appeal. By letters dated January 17, 2014 and March 19, 2014, we informed appellant the clerk’s record had not been filed because appellant had not paid for the clerk’s record. We directed appellant to provide verification of payment or arrangements to pay for the clerk’s record or to provide written documentation that he had been found entitled to proceed without payment of costs. We cautioned appellant that failure to do so would result in the dismissal of this appeal without further notice. To date, appellant has not paid the filing fee, filed the docketing statement, provided the required documentation, or otherwise corresponded with the Court regarding the status of this appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(b); 42.3(b), (c). 131676F.P05 /Carolyn Wright/ CAROLYN WRIGHT CHIEF JUSTICE –2– S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED On Appeal from the 219th Judicial District SEVENTY DOLLARS ($1,170.00) IN Court, Collin County, Texas LAWFUL UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Trial Court Cause No. 219-02396-2012. Appellant Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Wright. Justices Lang-Miers and Brown No. 05-13-01676-CV V. participating. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, this appeal is DISMISSED. It is ORDERED that appellee THE STATE OF TEXAS recover its costs of this appeal from appellant MICHAEL E. PENNINGTON. Judgment entered April 2, 2014 /Carolyn Wright/ CAROLYN WRIGHT CHIEF JUSTICE –3–