Monday, August 13, 2007

Appeal dismissed; appellant did not pay for clerk's record

Thomas Terry, Jr. and derivatively Cardiac Services of Texas, Inc. and Cardiac Services of Austin, L.P. v. Darrell Sargent; Cardiac Products of Texas, Inc.; Cardiostaff Corporation; and Larry Lawson, No. 03-07-00096-CV (Tex.App.- Austin, Aug. 13, 2007)(Opinion by Justice Henson)(Before Chief Justice Law, Justices Puryear and Henson)
Appeal from 98th District Court of Travis County

FROM THE DISTRHONORABLE W. JEANNE MEURER, JUDGE PRESIDING
ICT COURT OF
TRAVIS COUNTY, 98TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. GN304065,

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

Appellants filed a notice of appeal in the trial court on February 7, 2007; the notice was filed in this Court on February 9. On March 20, this Court received a letter from the office of the Travis County District Clerk notifying us that appellants had not made payment for the clerk's record. On April 9, this Court sent appellants a letter requesting a status report regarding the appeal by April 19 and warning that failure to comply with the request would result in dismissal for want of prosecution. Appellants have made no response to the letter. On May 21, 2007, the office of the district clerk informed this Court that appellants still have not made arrangements to pay for the clerk's record. On June 26, 2007, the office of the district clerk again informed this Court that arrangements for payment still have not been made. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution. See Tex. R. App. P. 37.3(b).
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Diane Henson, Justice
Before Chief Justice Law, Justices Puryear and Henson
Dismissed for Want of Prosecution
Filed: July 3, 2007

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