NUMBER 13-19-00421-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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IN THE INTEREST OF G. A. L., A CHILD
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On appeal from the 148th District Court
of Nueces County, Texas.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Hinojosa and Tijerina
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Hinojosa
Appellant, Gonzalo Conde Leal, appeals the trial court’s order in a suit affecting
the parent-child relationship entered by the 148th District Court of Nueces County, Texas
in cause number 2019-FAM-3070-A. On August 30, 2019, the Clerk of this Court notified
appellant that the notice of appeal failed to comply with Texas Rule of Appellate
Procedure 9.5(d), 9.5(e), 25.1(d),(e). See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5(e), 25.1(d),(e). The Clerk
directed appellant to file an amended notice of appeal with the district clerk's office within
30 days from the date of that notice. On October 2, 2019, the Clerk notified appellant
that the defect had not been corrected and warned appellant that the appeal would be
dismissed if the defect was not cured within ten days. Appellant has not responded to
the notice from the Clerk or corrected the defect.
On September 16, 2019, the Clerk of the Court notified appellant that he was
delinquent in remitting a $205.00 filing fee. The Clerk of this Court notified appellant that
the appeal was subject to dismissal if the filing fee was not paid within ten days from the
date of receipt of this letter. See id. R. 42.3(b),(c).
An appellate court may dismiss a civil appeal for want of prosecution or failure to
comply with a notice from the clerk requiring a response or other action within a specified
time. See id. R. 42.3(b),(c). Appellant has failed to respond to this Court’s notices and
has failed to pay the filing fee. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED for want of
prosecution and failure to comply with a notice from the Court. See id.
LETICIA HINOJOSA
Justice
Delivered and filed the
14th day of November, 2019.
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in the Interest of G. A. L., a Child
Combined Opinion