Sonfield & Sonfield, PC., Robert L. Sonfield, Robert C. Rhodes and William E. McIlwain v. Digerati Technologies, Inc.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: June 5, 2013
• Docket: 14-13-00249-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Abatement Order filed June 5, 2013

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________

NO. 14-13-00249-CV ____________

SONFIELD & SONFIELD, PC., ROBERT L. SONFIELD, ROBERT C. RHODES AND WILLIAM E. MCILWAIN, Appellants

V.

DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Appellee

On Appeal from the 281st District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2013-06483

ABATEMENT ORDER

Notice was filed on June 3, 2013, that appellee is in bankruptcy. Tex. R. App. P. 8.1. According to the notice, on May 30, 2013, Digerati Technologies, Inc., petitioned for voluntary bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas under case number 13-33264. A bankruptcy suspends the appeal from the date when the bankruptcy petition is filed until the appellate court reinstates the appeal in accordance with federal law. Tex. R. App. P. 8.2. Accordingly, we ORDER the appeal abated.

When a case has been suspended by a bankruptcy filing, a party may move the appellate court to reinstate the appeal if permitted by federal law or the bankruptcy court. Tex. R. App. P. 8.3. If the bankruptcy court has lifted or terminated the stay, a certified copy of the order must be attached to the motion. Id. A party filing a motion to reinstate shall specify what further action, if any, is required from this court when the appeal is reinstated. See Tex. R. App. P. 10.1(a).

For administrative purposes only, and without surrendering jurisdiction, the appeal is abated and treated as a closed case until further order of this court.

PER CURIAM