In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-15-00225-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF A.J.L.C.
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On Appeal from the 317th District Court
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause No. C-218,014-B
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
On July 9, 2015, we notified the parties that the filing fee had not been paid
and warned that the appeal would be dismissed unless the appellant remitted the
filing fee for the appeal. Appellant did not respond to this Court’s notices.
An appellant who wishes to proceed on appeal without payment of costs
must file an affidavit of indigence. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1. An appeal may be
dismissed if the appellant fails to comply with a requirement of the Texas Rules of
Appellate Procedure or fails to respond to a notice from the Clerk of the Court
requiring a response or other action within a specified time. See Tex. R. App. P.
42.3(c).
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Appellant did not file an affidavit of indigence on appeal and has not shown
that he is entitled to proceed without payment of costs. See generally Tex. R. App.
P. 20.1. Appellant failed to comply with notices that required a response. See Tex.
R. App. P. 42.3(c). There being no reasonable explanation for the failure to pay the
filing fee for the appeal, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See Tex. R.
App. P. 42.3.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
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STEVE McKEITHEN
Chief Justice
Submitted on August 28, 2015
Opinion Delivered August 31, 2015
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.
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in the Interest of A.J.L.C.
Combined Opinion