White v. Bayless

OPINION

The appellant, Gene White, filed an affidavit of indigence in this appeal. In response, the court reporter and the ap-pellee, Anne Bayless, filed contests challenging the affidavit. In her affidavit, the court reporter estimated that it would cost $12,900.00 to transcribe the trial proceedings and to prepare trial exhibits. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court sustained the contests. White appeals the order sustaining the contests in order to proceed with this appeal.

A party may appeal as an indigent by filing an affidavit of indigence pursuant to Rule 20.1 of the rules of…