Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-14-00681-CV
John E. RODARTE,
Appellant
v.
BENEFICIAL TEXAS, INC., its successors and assigns,
Appellee
From the 166th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2010CI14597
Honorable Richard Price, Judge Presiding
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Catherine Stone, Chief Justice
Karen Angelini, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Delivered and Filed: November 5, 2014
DISMISSED
When John E. Rodarte filed this appeal, he was required to pay a $195.00 filing fee. See
TEX. R. APP. 5; TEXAS SUPREME COURT ORDER REGARDING FEES CHARGED IN CIVIL CASES IN THE
SUPREME COURT AND THE COURTS OF APPEALS AND BEFORE THE JUDICIAL PANEL ON
MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION (Misc. Docket No. 13-9127, Aug. 16, 2013). Rodarte did not pay the
required filing fee; accordingly, the clerk of this court notified him by letter on September 29,
2014, that the filing fee was due. On October 13, 2014, when the fee remained unpaid, this court
ordered that Rodarte must, not later than October 23, 2014, either (1) pay the applicable filing fee
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or (2) provide written proof to this court that he is indigent or otherwise excused by statute or the
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure from paying the fee. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5 (“A party who is
not excused by statute or these rules from paying costs must payCat the time an item is presented
for filingCwhatever fees are required by statute or Supreme Court order. The appellate court may
enforce this rule by any order that is just.”). The court advised Rodarte that if he failed to respond
satisfactorily within the time ordered, the appeal would be dismissed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3.
The filing fee has not been paid, and Rodarte has not otherwise responded to our October
13, 2014 order. We therefore dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution.
PER CURIAM
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