Trivista Oil Company LLC and Trivista Operating LLC v. Fort Apache Energy, Inc.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 20, 2024
• Docket: 03-24-00682-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-24-00682-CV

Trivista Oil Company LLC and Trivista Operating LLC, Appellants

v.

Fort Apache Energy, Inc., Appellee

FROM THE 423RD DISTRICT COURT OF BASTROP COUNTY NO. 423-9718, THE HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER DARROW DUGGAN, JUDGE PRESIDING

ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM

Appellants Trivista Oil Company LLC and Trivista Operating LLC have filed an

unopposed motion to stay this appeal pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 27.3 based

on appellee Fort Apache Energy, Inc.’s pending motion to modify the trial court’s judgment

pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 329b. See Tex. R. App. P. 27.3 (addressing appealed

order that is modified by trial court); Tex. R. Civ. P. 329b (addressing post-judgment motions).

Appellants anticipate that a hearing on appellee’s motion to modify will occur before the trial

court in February 2025.

We construe appellants’ motion as a motion to abate this appeal, grant the motion,

and abate this appeal. Appellants shall submit a motion to reinstate this appeal or a status report

accompanied by a motion to extend the abatement on or before February 28, 2025. It is ordered on December 20, 2024.

Before Justices Baker, Smith, and Theofanis

Abated

Filed: December 20, 2024