Marsha Fontanive v. CDx Holdings, Inc

Opinion

ACCEPTED

05-14-01391-CV

FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

DALLAS, TEXAS

4/27/2015 10:01:58 AM

LISA MATZ

CLERK

NO. 05-14-01391-CV

FILED IN

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 5th COURT OF APPEALS DALLAS, TEXAS

FOR THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 4/27/2015 10:01:58 AM

DALLAS, TEXAS

LISA MATZ

Clerk

MARSHA FONTANIVE

APPELLANT

V.

CDX HOLDINGS, INC.

APPELLEE.

FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, CAUSE NO. CC-14-01736-A, D’METRIA BENSON, PRESIDING.

JOINT MOTION TO ABATE APPEAL

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

Under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.1, CDx Holdings, Inc.

(“Appellee”) and Marsha Fontanive (“Appellant”) file this joint motion to abate

this appeal for 60 days, or until June 26, 2015, to facilitate ongoing attempts to

settle their dispute.

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1. Appellant’s brief was filed on February 3, 2015. After two

extensions, Appellee’s brief is currently due on May 4, 2015.

2. The parties are near an agreement to resolve this matter and seek an

abatement, including a stay of all pending briefing deadlines, in order to permit

the parties to continue those discussions.

3. The parties are not seeking an abatement for purposes of undue delay,

but rather are attempting to resolve their dispute in good faith in a manner that

conserves resources for both the Court and the parties.

4. The Court has the authority to abate this appeal pursuant to Texas

Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(2)(C). See also Staub v. City of Round

Rock, 2014 WL 2198485 (Tex. App.—Austin May 23, 2014, no pet.) (mem.

op., not designated for publication); Carney v. Mason, 2005 WL 3471476 (Tex.

App.—Dallas Dec. 20, 2005, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for

publication). A 60 day abatement would last until June 26, 2015.

5. The parties anticipate filing a voluntary dismissal after the final

settlement terms are reached and the documents have been executed.

REQUEST FOR RELIEF

For these reasons, the parties respectfully request that the Court abate this

appeal for 60 days, or until June 26, 2015, including all briefing deadlines that

occur during this period, subject to the following: (a) on or before the 60th day

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after the abatement, the parties will provide notice of whether they have reached a

settlement agreement; (b) if the parties have reached a settlement agreement,

Appellant will promptly file an appropriate motion to dispose of this appeal; (c) if

the parties have not settled their disputes within the 60 day abatement period,

Appellee requests that the Court set the due date for the Appellee’s brief to be filed

30 days from the date the abatement is lifted.

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Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Jeremy D. Kernodle /s/ Laura J. Baughman Stacy L. Brainin Laura J. Baughman State Bar No. 02863075 State Bar No. 00791846 Stacy.Brainin@haynesboone.com lbaughman@baronbudd.com Jeremy D. Kernodle Denyse F. Clancy State Bar No. 24032618 State Bar No. 24012425 Jeremy.Kernodle@haynesboone.com dclancy@baronbudd.com Christopher Rogers John Langdoc State Bar No. 24051264 State Bar No. 24044583 Chris.Rogers@haynesboone.com jlangdoc@baronbudd.com Nicole Somerville BARON & BUDD, P.C. State Bar No. 24068637 3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100 Nicole.Somerville@haynesboone.com Dallas, Texas 75219 Haynes and Boone, LLP Telephone: (214) 521-3605 2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 700 Dallas, Texas 75219 Telephone: (214) 651-5000 Facsimile: (214) 651-5940

Attorneys for Appellee CDx Holdings, Attorneys for Appellant Marsha Inc. Fontanive

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE I hereby certify that on April 27, 2015, I conferred with counsel for

Appellant. Counsel for Appellant does not oppose the relief sought by this motion.

/s/ Nicole Somerville Nicole Somerville

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was served in accordance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure on April 27, 2015.

Laura J. Baughman Denyse F. Clancy John Langdoc BARON & BUDD, P.C. 3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100 Dallas, Texas 75219 lbaughman@baronbudd.com dclancy@baronbudd.com jlangdoc@baronbudd.com

/s/ Jeremy D. Kernodle Jeremy D. Kernodle

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