Gerald McWilliams v. Joshua Watson

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 18, 2023
• Docket: 01-21-00104-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued April 18, 2023

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-21-00104-CV ——————————— GERALD MCWILLIAMS, Appellant V. JOSHUA WATSON, Appellee

On Appeal from the 215th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 2019-44370

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On September 14, 2021, this Court issued an order staying and abating this

appeal because appellee petitioned for bankruptcy. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2. On May

17, 2022, appellant filed a motion requesting that our Court lift the stay and

abatement because an order of discharge was issued in appellee’s bankruptcy case on November 23, 2021. On May 18, 2022, appellee filed a motion requesting that

our Court (1) reinstate the appeal and (2) dismiss the appeal because the underlying

claims have been discharged in the bankruptcy. On October 25, 2022, our Court

granted the parties’ requests to reinstate the appeal and ordered appellant to respond

to appellee’s request for dismissal within 30 days. Appellant did not file a response.

Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(c). We dismiss any

pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Landau, Countiss, and Guerra.