In the Interest of D.C.C.S., a Child v. the State of Texas

Opinion filed July 25, 2024

In The

Eleventh Court of Appeals
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No. 11-24-00169-CV
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IN THE INTEREST OF D.C.C.S., A CHILD

On Appeal from the 1st Multicounty Court at Law
Nolan County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CC-8199

MEMORAND UM OPI NI ON
Appellant filed a pro se notice of appeal from the trial court’s order in a suit
to modify the parent-child relationship. Appellant subsequently filed in this court
an unopposed motion to dismiss this appeal. According to the motion, Appellant
“can no longer afford legal counsel to assist in the development and perfection of his
appeal” and requests that we dismiss the appeal.
We note that the civil information form does not indicate that Appellant has
filed a statement of inability to afford payment of costs or an affidavit of indigence
in the trial court, and Appellant has not filed either document with this court. See
TEX. R. CIV. P. 145; TEX. R. APP. P. 20.1. As a result, when this appeal was docketed,
the clerk of this court requested that Appellant remit the filing fee by June 18 and
file a docketing statement on or before July 5. We notified Appellant in writing that
the failure to comply with these requirements may result in dismissal of the case.
We twice extended Appellant’s deadlines to comply, reminding him in each notice
that the case may be dismissed. As of this date, we have not received the filing fee
or docketing statement from Appellant.
In accordance with Appellant’s request, we grant Appellant’s motion and
dismiss this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(1). Because Appellant has failed to
pay the required filing fee and has failed to comply with this court’s directives, we
dismiss the appeal on those grounds as well. See TEX. R. APP. P. 5, 42.3(b), (c).

JOHN M. BAILEY
CHIEF JUSTICE

July 25, 2024
Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J.,
Trotter, J., and Williams, J.

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