Alvin Allen Jr. v. Crown Pine Timber 1, LP

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-20-00001-CV

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ALVIN ALLEN JR., Appellant V.

CROWN PINE TIMBER 1, LP, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 253rd District Court Liberty County, Texas

Trial Cause No. CV1813827

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant Alvin Allen, Jr. petitioned this Court to allow a permissive appeal of the trial court’s December 4, 2019 interlocutory order denying Crown Pipe Timber 1, LP’s motion for partial summary judgment. 1 Crown Pine Timber 1, LP filed a response.

1 See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014(d) (Supp.); see also Tex.

R. App. P. 28.3.

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To perfect a permissive appeal from an interlocutory order that is not otherwise appealable, the appellant, when in the trial court, must establish “(1) the order to be appealed involves a controlling question of law as to which there is a substantial ground for difference of opinion[,] and (2) an immediate appeal from the order may materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation.” 2 After reviewing the petition and the response, we conclude that Allen’s petition for permissive appeal fails to establish the grounds necessary to support a ruling granting his request.3 For that reason, we deny Allen’s petition for a permissive appeal. 4 PETITION DENIED PER CURIAM

Submitted on April 1, 2020 Opinion Delivered April 2, 2020

Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.

2 Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014(d).

3 See Tex. R. App. P. 28.3(e)(4).

4 Gulf Coast Asphalt Co., L.L.C. v. Lloyd, 457 S.W.3d 539, 543 (Tex. App.—

Houston [14th Dist.] 2015, no pet.).