Ex Parte N.C.

N.C., a state-prison inmate, filed a petition to expunge criminal records. The trial court denied the petition, and N.C. appealed. With his appeal, N.C. failed to include two filings required by Chapter 14 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 14.002(a), .004 (requiring “[a]n inmate who files an affidavit or unsworn declaration of inability to pay costs” to file both a declaration of previous filings and a certified copy of the inmate’s trust account statement reflecting activity in at least the prior six months). The Tenth Court of Appeals dismissed…