David Martin Haynes v. Attorney General of Texas o/b/o Setha Rene Stevens--Appeal from 300th District Court of Brazoria County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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Opinion issued September 20, 2012 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas NO. 01-12-00669-CV DAVID MARTIN HAYNES, Appellant V. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS o/b/o SETHA RENE STEVENS, Appellee On Appeal from the 300th District Court Brazoria County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 65680 MEMORANDUM OPINION Appellant, David Martin Haynes, has neither paid the required filing fee for this appeal nor established indigence for purposes of appellate costs. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5 ( A party who is not excused by statute or these rules from paying costs must pay at the time an item is presented for filing whatever fees are required by statute or Supreme Court order. ), 20.1 (listing requirements for establishing indigence); see also TEX. GOV T CODE ANN. § 51.207 (Vernon Supp. 2011), § 51.941(a) (Vernon 2005), § 101.041 (Vernon Supp. 2011) (listing fees in court of appeals); Order Regarding Fees Charged in Civil Cases in the Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeals and Before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, Misc. Docket No. 07-9138 (Tex. Aug. 28, 2007), reprinted in TEX. R. APP. P. app. A § B(1) (listing fees in court of appeals). Appellant was notified on July 26, 2012 that this appeal was subject to dismissal if he did not pay the fee by August 6, 2012. After being notified that this appeal was subject to dismissal, appellant did not adequately respond. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5 (allowing enforcement of rule); 42.3(c) (allowing involuntary dismissal of case). Appellant was again notified on August 10, 2012 that this appeal was subject to dismissal if he did not pay the fee by August 20, 2012. After being notified that this appeal was subject to dismissal, appellant did not adequately respond. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5; 42.3(c). We dismiss the appeal for failure to pay the filing fee. We dismiss any pending motions as moot. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Massengale, and Brown. 2
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