Charles Ray Edwards v. Lee P. Brown

Opinion issued May 1, 2003 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ____________ NO. 01-02-01205-CV ____________ CHARLES RAY EDWARDS, Appellant V. LEE P. BROWN, Appellee On Appeal from the 1333rd District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 02-29342 MEMORANDUM OPINION According to information provided by the district clerk, this is an appeal from a judgment signed on August 1, 2002. The notice of appeal was filed on September 26, 2002. On December 18, 2002, the Court issued an order stating as follows: This Court's records do not affirmatively show that appellant has paid the appellate filing fee of $125. See Tex. R. App. P. 5; Order Regarding Fees Charged in Civil Cases in the Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeals, Misc. Docket No. 98-9120 (Tex. July 21, 1998) Tex. Gov't Code Ann. 51.207(a) (Vernon Supp. 2000). Each party or parties filing a notice of appeal are required to pay the appellate filing fee. Unless within 15 days of the date of this Order appellant pays such filing fee to the Clerk of this Court, the appeal will be dismissed. See Finley v. J.C. Pace Ltd., 4 S.W.3d 319, 321-22 (Tex. App.- Houston [1st Dist.] 1999) (order); Negrini v. Smith, Nelson & Clement P.C., 998 S.W.2d 362, 363 (Tex. App.- Houston [1st Dist.] 1999, no pet.). To date, appellant has not paid the filing fee. Accordingly, appellants' appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 5; 42.3(b). PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Taft, Keyes, and Higley.