Order filed October 26, 2017
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-17-00632-CV
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ALI YAZDCHI, Appellant
V.
TD AMERITRADE AND WILLIAM E. RYAN, Appellees
On Appeal from the 129th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2014-74155
ORDER
This is an appeal from an order signed May 2, 2017, granting appellee TD
Ameritrade’s motion for summary judgment. Appellant filed a notice of appeal on
July 31, 2017. This court found appellant indigent for purposes of the appellate filing
fee on October 5, 2017. Appellant also filed a statement of inability to afford
payment of court costs in the trial court on October 5, 2017.
“A party who files a Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs
cannot be required to pay costs except by order of the court as provided by this rule.”
Tex. R. Civ. P. 145(a). “Costs” includes fees charged by the court reporter for
preparation of the appellate record. Tex. R. Civ. P. 145(c). It appears no contest to
the statement or trial court order regarding the statement has been filed.
Accordingly, the Harris County District Clerk is directed to file the clerk’s
record by November 27, 2017.
PER CURIAM
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Ali Yazdchi v. TD Ameritrade and William E. Ryan
Combined Opinion