Adams and Reese LLP, Adam Massey, and Cassandra Walsh v. Emerald Electrical Consultants LLC

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: November 1, 2022
• Docket: 14-22-00741-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Abatement Order filed November 1, 2022

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________

NO. 14-22-00741-CV ____________

ADAMS AND REESE LLP, ADAM MASSEY, AND CASSANDRA WALSH, Appellants

V.

EMERALD ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTS LLC, Appellee

On Appeal from the 113th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2022-25539

ABATEMENT ORDER

Notice was filed on October 25, 2022 that appellee is in bankruptcy. Tex. R. App. P. 8.1. According to the notice, on September 15, 2022, appellee, petitioned for voluntary bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia under case number 22-20913-JRS. A bankruptcy suspends the appeal from the date when the bankruptcy petition is filed until the appellate court reinstates the appeal in accordance with federal law. Tex. R. App. P. 8.2. Accordingly, we ORDER the appeal abated.

When a case has been suspended by a bankruptcy filing, a party may move the appellate court to reinstate the appeal if permitted by federal law or the bankruptcy court. Tex. R. App. P. 8.3. If the bankruptcy court has lifted or terminated the stay, a certified copy of the order must be attached to the motion. Id. A party filing a motion to reinstate shall specify what further action, if any, is required from this court when the appeal is reinstated. See Tex. R. App. P. 10.1(a).

For administrative purposes only, and without surrendering jurisdiction, the appeal is abated and treated as a closed case until further order of this court.

PER CURIAM

Panel Consists of Justices Zimmerer, Spain, and Hassan.