Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-02-04 19:08:50.680742+00
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NUMBER 13-22-00468-CV

                                  COURT OF APPEALS

                       THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                         CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
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             IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF
         JACLYN LAFOE AND JORDAN PAUL LAFOE AND
              IN THE INTEREST OF R.M.L., A CHILD
____________________________________________________________

             On appeal from the 131st District Court
                    of Bexar County, Texas.
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                              MEMORANDUM OPINION
                  Before Justices Benavides, Tijerina, and Peña
                   Memorandum Opinion by Justice Benavides

        On September 13, 2022, appellant filed a notice of appeal.1 On November 15,

2022, the Clerk of the Court notified appellant that the clerk's record in the above cause

was due on November 14, 2022, and that the district clerk, Ms. Krystal Torres, had

notified this Court that appellant failed to make arrangements for payment of the

        1 This case is before the Court on transfer from the Fourth Court of Appeals pursuant to a docket
equalization order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001.
clerk's record. The Clerk of this Court notified appellant of this failure so that steps could

be taken to correct the defect if it could be done. See TEX. R. APP. P. 37.3, 42.3(b),

(c). Appellant was advised that, if arrangements to pay for the clerk’s record and proof of

payment were not made and filed within ten days from the date of receipt of this notice,

the appeal would be dismissed for want of prosecution.

       Furthermore, on November 15, 2022, the Clerk of the Court notified appellant that

they were delinquent in remitting a $205.00 filing fee. The Clerk of this Court notified

appellant that the appeal was subject to dismissal if the filing fee was not paid within ten

days from the date of receipt of this letter. See id. 42.3(b), (c).

       Appellant failed to comply with the notices from the clerk requiring a response or

other action within the time specified; accordingly, the appeal is dismissed for want of

prosecution. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(b), (c).

                                                                  GINA M. BENAVIDES
                                                                  Justice

Delivered and filed on the
2nd day of February, 2023.

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