Sam Griffin Family Investments-I, Inc, D/B/A Bumper to Bumber Car Wash v. Dallas Central Appraisal District

Opinion

Order entered April 30, 2013

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-12-01470-CV

SAM GRIFFIN FAMILY INVESTMENTS-I, INC, D/B/A BUMPER TO BUMBER CAR WASH, Appellant

V.

DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, Appellee

On Appeal from the 160th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 10-10450-H

ORDER Before the Court is appellant’s April 25, 2013 motion for an extension of time to file its

brief. Appellant informs the Court that it cannot prepare its brief until the trial court files its

findings of fact and conclusions of law. Appellant timely filed its request for findings of fact and

conclusions of law. Accordingly, we GRANT appellant’s motion to the extent that, we ABATE

this appeal and ORDER the Honorable Jim Jordan, Judge of the 160th Judicial District Court of

Dallas County, Texas, to file findings of fact and conclusions of law within twenty days of the

date of this order.

We ORDER Gary Fitzsimmons, Dallas County District Clerk, to file, within thirty days

of the date of this order, a supplemental clerk’s record containing the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law. Appellant shall file its brief thirty days after the supplemental

clerk’s record is filed.

We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to send a copy of this order by electronic

transmission to Judge Jim Jordan, Gary Fitzsimmons, and all counsel of record.

/s/ CAROLYN WRIGHT CHIEF JUSTICE