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Date Created: 2023-03-19 08:11:11.169585+00
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Appeal Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed March 14, 2023.

                                      In The

                    Fourteenth Court of Appeals

                              NO. 14-22-00931-CV

                          DERRICK REED, Appellant

                                        V.
     NYANZA MOORE AND FRIENDS OF NYANZA DAVIS MOORE,
                         Appellees

                   On Appeal from the 239th District Court
                          Brazoria County, Texas
                     Trial Court Cause No. 106805-CV

                         MEMORANDUM OPINION

      This is an appeal from a judgment signed September 26, 2022. The notice of
appeal was filed December 21, 2022. 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 Ann. § 51.207 (appellate fees and costs).
      On February 16, 2023, this court ordered appellant to pay the appellate filing
fee on or before February 16, 2023, or the appeal would be dismissed. Appellant
has not paid the appellate filing fee or otherwise responded to the court’s order.

      Additionally, no clerk’s record has been filed. The clerk responsible for
preparing the record in this appeal informed the court appellant did not make
arrangements to pay for the record.

      On January 24, 2023, notification was transmitted to all parties of the court’s
intention to dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution unless, within fifteen days,
appellant paid or made arrangements to pay for the record and provided this court
with proof of payment. See Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b). No response was filed. On
February 16, 2023, appellant was ordered to provide this court with proof of
payment for the record on or before February 27, 2023. See Tex. R. App. P.
35.3(c). In the order, the court notified appellant that failure to comply with the
court’s order would result in dismissal of the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b).
No response was filed.

      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 Bourliot, Hassan, and Poissant.

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