Apache Corporation v. Castex Offshore, Inc., Castex Energy, Inc., Castex Energy Partners, L.P., Castex Energy 2008, LP, and Castex Energy Development Fund, LP

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 11, 2021
• Docket: 14-19-00605-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Abatement Order filed March 11, 2021

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________

NO. 14-19-00605-CV ____________

APACHE CORPORATION, Appellant

V.

CASTEX OFFSHORE, INC., CASTEX ENERGY, INC., CASTEX ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., CASTEX ENERGY 2008, LP, AND CASTEX ENERGY DEVELOPMENT FUND, LP, Appellees

On Appeal from the 133rd District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2015-48580

ABATEMENT ORDER

On March 3, 2021, appellee Castex Energy Partners, LLC notified this court that it petitioned for voluntary bankruptcy protection on February 26, 2021 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas under case number 21-30712, In re: Castex Energy Partners, LLC, Debtor. Tex. R. App. P. 8.1. 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 Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Jewell and Zimmerer.