Ruth R. Hughs, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Texas v. Neal Dikeman, Shawn Kelly, Roy, Eriksen, Jared Wissel, Scott Ford, Billy Pierce, Christina Ford, Charlie Stevens, and Neko Antoniou

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 20, 2019
• Docket: 14-19-00969-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Motion Granted in Part and Order filed December 20, 2019

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________

NO. 14-19-00969-CV ____________

RUTH R. HUGHS, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellant

V.

NEAL DIKEMAN, SHAWN KELLY, ROY, ERIKSEN, JARED WISSEL, SCOTT FORD, BILLY PIERCE, CHRISTINA FORD, CHARLIE STEVENS, AND NEKO ANTONIOU, Appellees

On Appeal from the 11th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2019-76841

ORDER

This is an accelerated appeal from an interlocutory order signed December 2, 2019. On December 18, 2019, appellant filed a motion in this court requesting temporary orders pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 29. Rule 29.3 provides that in an appeal from an interlocutory order, an appellate court may make “any temporary orders necessary to preserve the parties’ rights until disposition of the appeal.” Tex. R. App. P. 29.3. Appellant requests that we stay all underlying proceedings in the trial court pending resolution of this interlocutory appeal.

It appears from the facts stated in the motion that appellant’s rights will be prejudiced unless immediate temporary relief is granted. Accordingly, we grant the motion in part and issue the following order.

We therefore ORDER as follows:

1. The December 2, 2019 order of the court below is stayed in trial court cause number 2019-76841, styled Ruth R. Hughs, in her Official Capacity as Secretary of State of the State of Texas v. Neal Dikeman, Shawn Kelly, Roy Eriksen, Jared Wissel, Scott Ford, Billy Pierce, Christina Ford, Charlie Stevens and Neko Anoniou.

2. The order is stayed until final decision by this court in this interlocutory appeal or until further orders of this court.

3. Appellant’s request that all proceedings in the trial court be stayed remains pending before this court. Appellee is requested to file a response to that portion of appellant’s motion on or before January 10, 2020.

4. Appellant’s brief is due on or before January 6, 2020.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Zimmerer, Spain and Hassan.