Case Name: CEFALU SUPPLY, INC. v. PARK PLACE HOMES et al.
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1974-08-01
Citations: 299 So. 2d 432
Docket Number: No. 6484
Parties: CEFALU SUPPLY, INC. v. PARK PLACE HOMES et al.
Judges: Before GULOTTA, BOUTALL and SCHOTT, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 299
Pages: 432–432

Head Matter:
CEFALU SUPPLY, INC. v. PARK PLACE HOMES et al.
No. 6484.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.
Aug. 1, 1974.
Cronvich & Wambsgans, Richard M. Michalczyk, Metairie, for plaintiff-appel-lee.
J. J. Morrison, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.
Before GULOTTA, BOUTALL and SCHOTT, JJ.

Opinion:
GULOTTA, Judge.
This matter is before us on a motion to dismiss filed by the plaintiff-appellee based upon defendant-appellant's failure to pay court costs and filing fee not later than three days before the extended return day as required by LSA-C.C.P. 2126 and LSA-R.S. 13:4445. The motion was filed on July 2, 1974, more than four months after the expiration of the extended return day of February 14, 1974. Attached to plaintiff's motion was an affidavit of Ronald Jourdan, Deputy Clerk of the 24th Judicial District Court in and for the Parish of Jefferson stating that the appellant had been presented with a bill for the court costs and filing fee before the return day and had failed to pay these costs. Further, no response was made by appellant to a show cause order issued by this court why the appeal should not be dismissed. Since the failure to pay these costs is solely attributable to the appellant, the appeal must be dismissed. See Hunt v. Winn Dixie Louisiana, Inc., 276 So.2d 900 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1973); Netterville v. T. L. James & Company, Inc., 280 So.2d 662 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 1973) and the cases cited therein.
Appeal dismissed.