Ricardo Vaiz and Maria F. Vaiz v. Federal National Mortgage Association, Aurora Bank, Lehman Brothers Bank FSB, and Nationstar Mortgage LLC

Opinion

NUMBER 13-17-00437-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

RICARDO VAIZ AND MARIA F. VAIZ, Appellants,

v.

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, AURORA BANK, FSB, LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB, AND NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Appellees.

On appeal from the 138th District Court of Cameron County, Texas.

ORDER OF ABATEMENT Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Benavides and Longoria Order Per Curiam

On April 16, 2019, appellees filed a notice of bankruptcy in this appeal. According

to the notice, Aurora Commercial Corp. and Aurora Loan Services LLC filed bankruptcy petitions on March 24, 2019, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern

District of New York.

Upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition, an automatic stay becomes effective which

prohibits the commencement or continuation of any judicial action or proceeding against

the debtor and any property within the debtor's bankruptcy estate. See 11 U.S.C.A. §

362(a). Pursuant to Rule 8.2 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the appeal is

suspended. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2.

Accordingly, this appeal is ABATED until further order of this Court. Any

documents filed subsequent to the bankruptcy petition will remain pending until the appeal

is reinstated. The parties are directed to take such action as is appropriate to advise the

Court of any change in the status of the bankruptcy proceeding which would affect the

status of this appeal, including but not limited to, the filing of a motion to reinstate pursuant

to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 8.3. See id. 8.3.

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed the 22nd day of April, 2019.