David Ray Barnes v. Jennifer Barnes

Opinion

Order entered October 11, 2016

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-16-00241-CV

DAVID RAY BARNES, Appellant

V.

JENNIFER BARNES, Appellee

On Appeal from the 301st Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DF-11-11126

ORDER We GRANT appellant’s motion to abate and remand for entry of findings of fact and

conclusions of law. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 296, 297. We ORDER the Honorable Mary Brown,

Presiding Judge of the 301st Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas to make findings of

fact and conclusions of law in accordance with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 297 within twenty

(20) days of the date of this order. The findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be filed in a

supplemental clerk’s record with this Court within twenty-five (25) days of the date of this order.

We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to send a copy of this order by electronic

transmission to Judge Brown, Dallas County District Clerk Felicia Pitre, and all counsel of

record. We ABATE the appeal to allow the trial court to comply with this order. The appeal will

be reinstated thirty (30) days from the date of this order or when the Court receives the findings

of fact and conclusions of law, whichever occurs sooner.

/s/ CRAIG STODDART JUSTICE