Court Opinion

ID: 9907355
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Date Created: 2023-12-06 09:09:17.547147+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T10:01:53.072881
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In the
               Court of Appeals
 Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

                    No. 06-23-00078-CV

    IN THE MATTER OF JENNIFER NICOLE HINES AND
       SAMANTHA LUE HAWTHORN-NORTON AND
IN THE INTEREST OF C.C.H. AND D.M.-H., MINOR CHILDREN

          On Appeal from the County Court at Law
                  Lamar County, Texas
                  Trial Court No. 91997

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

       Samantha Lue Hawthorn-Norton, appellant, filed a notice of appeal in this matter on

October 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 November 3, 2023, appellant was provided 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 she did not submit an adequate response to the notice by November 13,

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

received no communication from appellant responsive to the November 3 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.

                                            Charles van Cleef
                                            Justice

Date Submitted:       November 29, 2023
Date Decided:         November 30, 2023

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