Alphaville Ventures, Inc., and Noam Bizman v. First Bank

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 25, 2012
• Docket: 14-12-00580-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Motion Granted; Abatement Order filed October 25, 2012.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________

NO. 14-12-00580-CV ____________

ALPHAVILLE VENTURES, INC., AND NOAM BIZMAN, Appellants

V.

FIRST BANK, Appellee

On Appeal from the 189th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2011-16429

ABATEMENT ORDER

This is an appeal from a final summary judgment signed March 30, 2012. The parties filed an agreed motion to abate the appeal for a period of sixty days because the parties are engaged in settlement discussions. We grant the motion and issue the following order:

The court ORDERS the appeal ABATED for a period of sixty days. The court ORDERS the appellate timetable in this case suspended for 60 days from the date of this order. If a settlement is reached the parties shall promptly notify this court and file an appropriate motion to dismiss the appeal or other dispositive motion as soon as practicable.

The appeal is ABATED, treated as a closed case, and removed from this court=s active docket for a period of sixty days. The appeal will be reinstated on this court=s active docket after sixty days. Any party may file a motion stating grounds for reinstating the appeal before the end of the sixty-day period. Any party may also file a motion to dismiss the appeal or other dispositive motion at any time. Any party may file a motion to extend the abatement period for completion to finalize a settlement.

PER CURIAM