Melany Smith v. Northwest Independent School District, City of Roanoke, and Denton County ( 2008 )

                                COURT OF APPEALS

                                      SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                                   FORT WORTH

                                        NO. 2-08-220-CV

MELANY SMITH

                                                                                        APPELLANT

                                                   V.

NORTHWEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT,                       APPELLEES

CITY OF ROANOKE, AND DENTON COUNTY

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             FROM THE 367^th DISTRICT COURT OF DENTON COUNTY

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                  MEMORANDUM OPINION^[1] AND JUDGMENT

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On May 29, 2008, and June 12, 2008, we notified appellant, in accordance with rule of appellate procedure 42.3(c), that we would dismiss this appeal unless the $175 filing fee was paid.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c).  Appellant has not paid the $175 filing fee.^[2]  See Tex. R. App. P. 5, 12.1(b).

Because appellant has failed to comply with a requirement of the rules of appellate procedure and the Texas Supreme Court=s order of August 28, 2007^[3], we dismiss the appeal.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c), 43.2(f).

Appellant shall pay all costs of this appeal, for which let execution issue.  See Tex. R. App. P. 43.4.

PER CURIAM

PANEL D:  MCCOY, J.; CAYCE, C.J.; and LIVINGSTON, J. 

DELIVERED:  July 10, 2008

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^[1]See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4

^[2]Appellant=s notice of appeal was entitled ADefendant=s Notice of Appeal and Affidavit of Inability to File Appeal Bond.@  The Denton County District Clerk timely filed a contest to the affidavit of inability to pay and, on June 12, 2008, the trial court sustained the district clerk=s contest. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1.  Nothing indicates that appellant sought leave to amend her affidavit and she has not appealed this order.  See In re J.W., 52 S.W.3d 730, 733 (Tex. 2001) (holding that, where appellants moved to amend or supplement their affidavits of indigence at the contest hearing, Athe court of appeals should have directed the trial court to allow [appellants] a reasonable opportunity to amend their affidavits and to reconsider the contests based upon any additional information@).

^[3]See Supreme Court of Tex., Order Regarding Fees Charged in Civil Cases in the Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeals and Before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, Misc. Docket No. 07-9138 (Aug. 28, 2007) (listing fees in courts of appeals).