Narrative Opinion Summary
On September 16, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas in Dallas issued an order regarding the case of Teel Styles (Appellant) versus Children’s Medical Center (Appellee), stemming from the 160th Judicial District Court of Dallas County (Trial Court Cause No. DC-20-11168). The appellant demonstrated that she requested the reporter’s record and submitted a Statement of Inability to Pay Court Costs or an Appeal Bond. The court found no evidence indicating that she was required to pay costs. Consequently, the court ordered Gina Udall, the Official Court Reporter of the 160th Judicial District Court, to file the reporter’s record of the trial held on July 1, 2021, without requiring payment of costs, within thirty days from the order date. The order was signed by Chief Justice Robert D. Burns, III.
Legal Issues Addressed
Order to Provide Court Records Without Costsubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The Court of Appeals ordered the court reporter to file the trial's reporter's record without requiring the appellant to pay costs, due to the appellant's demonstrated inability to pay.
Reasoning: Consequently, the court ordered Gina Udall, the Official Court Reporter of the 160th Judicial District Court, to file the reporter’s record of the trial held on July 1, 2021, without requiring payment of costs, within thirty days from the order date.
Waiver of Court Costs Due to Inability to Paysubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court determined that the appellant had properly submitted a Statement of Inability to Pay, and thus was not required to pay court costs for the reporter's record.
Reasoning: The appellant demonstrated that she requested the reporter’s record and submitted a Statement of Inability to Pay Court Costs or an Appeal Bond. The court found no evidence indicating that she was required to pay costs.