Eric R. Johnson & All Occupants v. Cendant Mortgage Corp.

Opinion issued April 17, 2003 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ____________ NO. 01-03-00179-CV ____________ ERIC JOHNSON AND ALL OCCUPANTS, Appellants V. CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ET AL., Appellees On Appeal from the County Civil Court at Law No. 1 Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 783,854 O P I N I O N This is an appeal from a judgment signed on February 21, 2003. The notice of appeal was filed on February 26, 2003. On March 27, 2003, the Court issued an order stating as follows: Appellant has not 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). 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.). The 15 days have expired since the order was issued and appellants have not paid the filing fee. Accordingly, appellants' appeal is dismissed for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b); 5; 42.3(b). PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Hedges, Alcala, and Higley. Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.