Zenayda Guadalupe Portillo-Rodriguez v. Potter County, Texas

Summary

The Seventh District Court of Appeals dismissed Zenayda Guadalupe Portillo-Rodriguez’s appeal from a Potter County trial court judgment. The court dismissed the appeal because she neither paid the required filing fee nor sought permission to proceed without paying court costs after receiving notice and a deadline from the clerk.

Holdings

1. An appellate court may dismiss an appeal when the appellant fails to comply with a requirement of the appellate rules and fails to act within the deadline specified in a clerk's notice. Because Appellant neither paid the filing fee nor sought leave to proceed without payment of court costs, dismissal was warranted.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the appeal should be dismissed because the appellant failed to pay the required filing fee or seek an exemption from court costs within the time specified by the appellate clerk.

Disposition

dismissed