Rodney Tatum v. Sharon A. Haggard

Summary

The Texas Court of Appeals for the Fifth District ordered the Dallas County District Clerk to file the overdue clerk’s record within ten days or verify that the appellant had not paid for or arranged payment for it. The court explained that the appeal could not proceed until the status of the clerk’s record was resolved.

Holdings

1. The appeal could not proceed until the issue of the overdue clerk's record was resolved; the Dallas County District Clerk was therefore ordered either to file the clerk's record within ten days or to provide written verification that the appellant had not paid for or arranged payment for it.

Questions Presented

1. What action should the appellate court require when the clerk's record is overdue and the district clerk has not responded to the court's directive?

Disposition

other