$1,711 in United States Currency v. State ( 2009 )

IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-09-00230-CV
$1,711 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY,
Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Appellee
From the 170th District Court
McLennan County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2009-1538-4, 1
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Ronald Clayton Bible filed a notice of appeal with the District Clerk on July 17,
2009 regarding an adverse judgment by the trial court in a forfeiture case. A few days
later, on July 20, 2009, Bible filed a document indicating that he no longer wished to
appeal the trial court’s decision.
Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed. TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(1).
Further, absent a specific exemption, the Clerk of this 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) (Vernon 2005); and § 51.208 (Vernon Supp. 2008). Under the
circumstances of this proceeding, 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 Bible.
TOM GRAY
Chief Justice
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Reyna, and
Justice Davis
Appeal dismissed
Opinion delivered and filed August 5, 2009
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