Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. and Diamond Rig Investments LTD v. William Black

Opinion

Motion Granted, Appeal Reinstated, and Order filed February 25, 2021

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________

NO. 14-19-00905-CV ____________

DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. AND DIAMOND RIG INVESTMENTS LTD, Appellants

V.

WILLIAM BLACK, Appellee

On Appeal from the 281st District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2015-74728

ORDER We abated this appeal due to appellants’ petitioning for bankruptcy. The parties have filed a joint motion to reinstate the appeal and set a briefing schedule. Attached to the motion is an order from the bankruptcy court lifting the automatic stay with respect to this appeal. See 11 U.S.C. § 362(d). The motion is granted, and the appeal is reinstated.

The briefing schedule is as follows: • Appellants’ brief is due on March 31, 2021.

• Appellee’s brief is due on April 30, 2021.

• Appellants’ reply brief is due on May 20, 2021.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Zimmerer, Spain, and Poissant.