Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-07-26 08:11:55.652732+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:21:05.631226
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In the
              Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

                   No. 06-23-00050-CV

       IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF
  ALICIA HERNANDEZ AND GUSTAVO HERNANDEZ
      AND IN THE INTEREST OF A.H., A CHILD

         On Appeal from the 336th District Court
                 Fannin County, Texas
             Trial Court No. FA-21-45460

      Before Stevens, C.J., van Cleef and Rambin, JJ.
      Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Stevens
                                MEMORANDUM OPINION

       Gustavo Hernandez, appellant, filed a notice of appeal in this matter on June 9, 2023.

Appellant has not filed a docketing statement in accordance with Rule 32.1 of the Texas Rules of

Appellate Procedure.     See TEX. R. APP. P. 32.1.        Further, appellant has not tendered the

mandatory $205.00 filing fee associated with the appeal, see TEX. R. APP. P. 5, and has not filed

proof of indigency in lieu of a filing fee, see TEX. R. APP. P. 20.1.

       “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. The appellate court may enforce this rule by any order that is just.” TEX. R. APP. P. 5.

       By letter dated July 6, 2023, we provided appellant with notice of and an opportunity to

cure these defects. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b), (c). The clerk’s letter further warned appellant

that, if he did not submit an adequate response to the notice by July 17, 2023, this appeal would

be subject to dismissal for want of prosecution and for failure to comply with the above-cited

rules. Appellant did not file a docketing statement, did not pay the mandatory filing fee, and did

not file proof of indigency in lieu of a filing fee. Further, we have received no communication

from appellant responsive to the July 6 correspondence. Accordingly, this appeal is ripe for

dismissal.

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       Pursuant to Rule 42.3, subsections (b) and (c), of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure,

we dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution.

                                            Scott E. Stevens
                                            Chief Justice

Date Submitted:       July 24, 2023
Date Decided:         July 25, 2023

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