Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2015-10-16 01:13:21.388545+00
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IN THE
                         TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

                                No. 10-13-00254-CV

BARRY EMMETT,
                                                           Appellant
v.

HEALY, ET AL,
                                                           Appellee

                          From the 278th District Court
                             Walker County, Texas
                             Trial Court No. 26275

                          MEMORANDUM OPINION

      Barry Emmett attempts to appeal from the trial court’s order on his Motion to

Voluntarily Dismiss/Nonsuit his Lawsuit. The judgment was entered on May 13, 2013,

and Emmett filed a notice of appeal on July 30, 2013. The notice of appeal states that

Emmett had “no capacity to comply with the jurisdictional 30 days.” By letter dated

August 9, 2013, the Clerk of this Court notified Emmett that the appeal was subject to

dismissal because it appeared that the notice of appeal was untimely. See TEX. R. APP. P.

26.1(a). The Clerk also warned Emmett that the appeal would be dismissed unless,
within 21 days of the date of the letter, a response was filed showing grounds for

continuing the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 44.3. Emmett did not file a response showing

grounds for continuing the appeal.

       Absent a specific exemption, the Clerk of the Court must collect filing fees at the

time a document is presented for filing. TEX. R. APP. P. 12.1(b); Appendix to TEX. R. APP.

P., Order Regarding Fees (Amended Aug. 28, 2007, eff. Sept. 1, 2007). See also TEX. R.

APP. P. 5; 10TH TEX. APP. (WACO) LOC. R. 5; TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 51.207(b); §

51.941(a) (West 2005); and § 51.208 (West Supp. 2011). Under these circumstances, we

suspend the rule and order the Clerk to write off all unpaid filing fees in this case. TEX.

R. APP. P. 2. The write-off of the fees from the accounts receivable of the Court in no

way eliminates or reduces the fees owed by appellants.

       Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed.

                                         AL SCOGGINS
                                         Justice

Before Chief Justice Gray,
       Justice Davis, and
       Justice Scoggins
Appeal dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed September 19, 2013
[CV06]

Emmett v. Healy                                                                      Page 2