Case Information
*1 Order filed October 26, 2017
In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals
____________ NO. 14-17-00632-CV ____________ ALI YAZDCHI, Appellant V.
TD AMERITRADE AND WILLIAM E. RYAN, Appellees
On Appeal from the 129th District Court
Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2014-74155 ORDER
This is an appeal from an order signed May 2, 2017, granting appellee TD Ameritrade’s motion for summary judgment. Appellant filed a notice of appeal on July 31, 2017. This court found appellant indigent for purposes of the appellate filing fee on October 5, 2017. Appellant also filed a statement of inability to afford payment of court costs in the trial court on October 5, 2017.
“A party who files a Statement of Inability to Afford Payment of Court Costs *2 cannot be required to pay costs except by order of the court as provided by this rule.” Tex. R. Civ. P. 145(a). “Costs” includes fees charged by the court reporter for preparation of the appellate record. Tex. R. Civ. P. 145(c). It appears no contest to the statement or trial court order regarding the statement has been filed.
Accordingly, the Harris County District Clerk is directed to file the clerk’s record by November 27, 2017 .
PER CURIAM 2