Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-10-01 08:10:03.410022+00
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Appeal Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed September 26, 2023.

                                       In The

                     Fourteenth Court of Appeals

                               NO. 14-23-00539-CV

                         JAMES L. HARDIN, Appellant

                                         V.

                      STEVEN R. BLANCHARD, Appellee

     On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2 and Probate Court
                         Brazoria County, Texas
                     Trial Court Cause No. CI56316

                          MEMORANDUM OPINION

      This appeal is from a judgment signed March 29, 2023. After a timely request
for findings of fact and conclusions of law was filed, the notice of appeal was filed
June 23, 2023. To date, our records show that appellant has not paid the appellate
filing fee. See Tex. R. App. P. 5 (requiring payment of fees in civil cases unless
party is excused by statute or by appellate rules from paying costs). Tex. Gov’t Code
§ 51.207 (appellate fees and costs).
      On August 1, 2023, appellant was instructed to pay the appellate filing fee on
or before August 21, 2023 or the appeal would be subject to dismissal without further
notice. Appellant did not provide any response to the notice.

      On September 7, 2023, appellant was ordered to pay the filing fee on or before
September 18, 2023. See Tex. R. App. P. 4.1(a). In the order, the court notified
appellant that failure to comply with this requirement would leave the appeal subject
to dismissal without further notice for want of prosecution.

      Appellant has not paid the appellate filing fee, nor has he otherwise responded
to the court’s order. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c)
(allowing involuntary dismissal of case because appellant has failed to comply with
notice from clerk requiring response or other action within specified time).

                                  PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Jewell, Spain, and Wilson.

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