Maurice Sauls v. Dallas County

DISMISS and Opinion Filed October 28, 2015. In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-15-00946-CV MAURICE SAULS, Appellant V. DALLAS COUNTY, CITY OF DALLAS, DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, DALLAS COUNTY SCHOOL EQUALIZATION FUND, DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, AND PARKLAND HOSPITAL DISTRICT, Appellees On Appeal from the 193rd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. TX-14-30227 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Lang, Evans, and Whitehill Opinion by Justice Lang The clerk’s record is past due. By letter dated September 3, 2015, we informed appellant that the Dallas County District Clerk notified the Court that the clerk’s record had not been filed because appellant had not paid for or made arrangements to pay the clerk’s fee for preparing the record. We directed appellant to provide, within ten days, written verification that payment or arrangements for payment of the clerk’s fee had been made or written documentation that he had been found entitled to proceed without payment of costs. We cautioned appellant that if the Court did not receive the required documentation within the time specified we may dismiss the appeal without further notice. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(b). As of today’s date, appellant has not filed a response. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3(b), 42.3(b). /Douglas S. Lang/ DOUGLAS S. LANG JUSTICE 150946F.P05 –2– Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT MAURICE SAULS, Appellant On Appeal from the 193rd Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas. No. 05-15-00946-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. TX-14-30227. Opinion delivered by Justice Lang. DALLAS COUNTY, CITY OF DALLAS, Justices Evans and Whitehill participating. DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, DALLAS COUNTY SCHOOL EQUALIZATION FUND, DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, AND PARKLAND HOSPITAL DISTRICT, Appellees In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED. It is ORDERED that appellees DALLAS COUNTY, CITY OF DALLAS, DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, DALLAS COUNTY SCHOOL EQUALIZATION FUND, DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, AND PARKLAND HOSPITAL DISTRICT recover their costs of this appeal from appellant MAURICE SAULS. Judgment entered this 28th day of October, 2015. –3–