Michael J. DeLitta And DeLCom Properties, LLC v. Nancy Schaefer

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-15-00085-CV 7530186 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/26/2015 9:35:51 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK No. 03-15-00085-CV In the Third Court of Appeals3rd COURT FILED IN OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS Austin, Texas 10/26/2015 9:35:51 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE _______________________________________________ Clerk

Michael J. DeLitta and DelCom Properties, LLC, Appellants v. Nancy Schaefer Appellee __________________________________________

JOINT MOTION TO ABATE FOR SETTLEMENT _______________________________________________

TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS:

All parties file this joint motion to abate so that the parties’ settlement agreement

can be accomplished pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.

1. Appellants filed their notice of accelerated appeal on February 5, 2015.

Briefing has been submitted and the case is ready to be set.

2. The parties have reached a settlement of the underlying dispute and

request that the Court abate this appeal for sixty days to allow time for the settlement

to be finalized.

1 3. If the settlement has not been consummated in sixty days, the parties will

report to the Court on the status of efforts to complete the settlement. Once the

settlement is finalized, the parties anticipate filing a motion to dismiss this proceeding.

PRAYER

The parties jointly pray that this Court grant a sixty day abatement. The parties

also pray for any other relief to which they are entitled.

2 Dated: October 26, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

DRUCKER | HOPKINS KUHN HOBBS PLLC 21 Waterway Avenue, Suite 300 3307 Northland Drive, Suite 310 The Woodlands, Texas 77380 Austin, Texas 78731 (281) 362-2863 (512) 476-6003 (855) 558-1745 (fax) (512) 476-6002 (fax)

By:/s/ Douglas R. Drucker By:/s/ Lisa Bowlin Hobbs Douglas R. Drucker Lisa Bowlin Hobbs State Bar No. 06136100 State Bar No. 24026905 Kirby D. Hopkins Kurt Kuhn State Bar No. 24034488 State Bar No. 24002433

Attorney for Appellants, Donald R. Taylor Michael DeLitta and State Bar No. 19688800 DelCom Properties LLC Of Counsel Stacey Reese State Bar No. 24056188 TAYLOR DUNHAM & RODRIGUEZ LLP 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 1050 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 473-2257 (512) 478-4409 (fax)

Howard F. Carter, Jr., State Bar No. 03916500 HOWARD F. CARTER, JR., P.C. 5600 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 160 Plano, Texas 75024 (972) 455-2001 (972) 455-2015 (fax)

Counsel for Appellee, Nancy Schaefer

3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, on October 26, 2015, and in compliance with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, a true and correct copy of the foregoing motion has been served via electronic service as follows:

Douglas R. Drucker via e-Service Kirby D. Hopkins DRUCKER | HOPKINS LLP 21 Watery Avenue, Suite 300 The Woodlands, TX 77380 Counsel for Appellants

Eric J. Taube via e-Service HOHMANN, TAUBE & SUMMERS LLP 100 Congress Avenue, 18th Floor Austin, Texas 78701 Counsel for Axiom entities and Jeff Compton

/s/ Lisa Bowlin Hobbs Lisa Bowlin Hobbs