In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-17-00457-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF J.D.G. AND J.D.G.
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On Appeal from the 279th District Court
Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause No. F-214,737-B
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Kenneth Lee Griffin, Appellant, filed a notice of appeal with the trial court on
November 27, 2017. Despite written notices from this Court and an opportunity to
cure, to date, Appellant has neither established indigence nor paid the filing fee for
the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 20.1. We notified the parties that the appeal would
be dismissed unless the filing fee was paid. Appellant did not respond to the Court’s
notices.
Appellant did not file a statement of inability to pay costs and has not shown
that he is entitled to proceed without payment of costs. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1.
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Furthermore, Appellant failed to comply with a notice from the Clerk of the Court
requiring a response within a specified time. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c). There
being no satisfactory 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. 37.3(b), 42.3.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
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CHARLES KREGER
Justice
Submitted on March 28, 2018
Opinion Delivered March 29, 2018
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.
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