Lawrence Jones Junior v. Michael Williams Cotroneo, Leyla Cotroneo and the Truxillo Family Trust

Appeal Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed June 25, 2024.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-24-00248-CV

LAWRENCE JONES JUNIOR, Appellant

V.

MICHAEL WILLIAMS COTRONEO, LEYLA COTRONEO AND THE
TRUXILLO FAMILY TRUST, Appellees

On Appeal from the 55th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2018-55627

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This appeal is from a judgment signed March 4, 2024. The notice of appeal
was filed April 5, 2024. 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). Moreover, no clerk’s record
has been filed. The clerk responsible for preparing the record in this appeal informed
the court appellant had not paid for the record, and there is otherwise no indication
appellant has made arrangements to pay for the record.

On April 22, 2024, appellant was instructed to pay the appellate filing fee on
or before May 2, 2024 or the appeal would be subject to dismissal without further
notice. In addition, on May 6, 2024, notification was transmitted to appellant that
the appeal was subject to dismissal without further notice unless, within fifteen days,
appellant made arrangements to pay for the record and provided this court with proof
of payment. See Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b). Appellant did not provide any response to
any of those notices.

On May 30, 2024, appellant was ordered to pay the filing fee and demonstrate
he had made arrangements to pay for the clerk’s record on or before June 10, 2024.
See Tex. R. App. P. 4.1(a). In the order, the court notified appellant that failure to
comply with either of those requirements would leave the appeal subject to dismissal
without further notice for want of prosecution.

Appellant has not paid the appellate filing fee, he has not provided this court
with proof of payment for the record, nor has he otherwise responded to the court’s
order. 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 Wise, Bourliot, and Wilson.

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