In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-18-00190-CV
IN RE: THE COMMITMENT OF MARK HANSON
On Appeal from the 87th District Court
Freestone County, Texas
Trial Court No. 16-090B, Honorable Patrick H. Simmons, Presiding
July 6, 2018
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before QUINN, C.J., and CAMPBELL and PIRTLE, JJ.
Appellant Mark Hanson, proceeding pro se, filed a notice of appeal in the Tenth
Court of Appeals without paying the filing fee. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5, 20.1. By letter on
April 25, 2018, the Tenth Court of Appeals directed Hanson to pay the filing fee within ten
days. The appeal was later transferred to this Court by the Supreme Court of Texas. See
TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West 2013).
On May 15, 2018, Hanson filed a letter with this Court requesting permission to
proceed without payment of court costs. By letter on June 8, 2018, we denied Hanson’s
request as he had not filed a statement of inability to afford payment of court costs in the
trial court or appellate court as required by Appellate Rule 20.1. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 145;
TEX. R. APP. P. 20.1. We directed Hanson to pay the filing fee or file a statement of
inability to afford payment of court costs with the clerk of this Court by June 22, 2018, and
enclosed a copy of the relevant form with our letter. We notified him that the appeal was
subject to dismissal if he did not comply by this deadline. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c).
To date, Hanson has not paid the filing fee or filed any response to our June 8
letter. The Rules of Appellate Procedure require a party who is not excused by law from
paying costs to pay the required fees. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5. Accordingly, the appeal is
dismissed because of Hanson’s failure to comply with a requirement of the appellate rules
and an order of this Court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c).
Per Curiam
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