Texas Department of Public Safety v. Maria L. Torres
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Opinion
In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-25-00388-CV
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, APPELLANT
V.
MARIA L. TORRES, APPELLEE
On Appeal from the 99th District Court Lubbock County, Texas Trial Court No. DC-2023-CV-0741, Honorable J. Phillip Hays, Presiding
December 9, 2025 ORDER OF ABATEMENT Before QUINN, C.J., and DOSS and YARBROUGH, JJ.
Appellant, Texas Department of Public Safety, appeals from the trial court’s
judgment. Now pending before the Court is Appellant’s agreed motion to abate the appeal
for ninety days to finalize a proposed settlement agreement between the parties.
To expedite the disposition of this appeal and in the interest of conservation of
judicial resources, we grant the motion, abate the appeal, and stay all further proceedings.
The cause will be removed from this Court’s active docket and treated as a suspended
case. All appellate deadlines are hereby suspended until further order of the Court. The parties are directed to file a status report of their settlement negotiations with
the Clerk of this Court within ninety days of this order. Should the parties finalize a
settlement agreement within ninety days and seek to dismiss this appeal, Appellant shall
file a motion to dismiss in compliance with Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a).
It is so ordered.
Per Curiam
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