Walgreens Co. and Dr. Ann Fan, D. Pharm v. Anna Marie Hernandez

Opinion

Order entered March 19, 2021

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

No. 05-21-00114-CV

WALGREENS CO. AND DR. ANN FAN, D. PHARM, Appellants

V.

ANNA MARIE HERNANDEZ, Appellee

On Appeal from the 380th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 380-03727-2020

ORDER

Appellants appeal from the trial court’s interlocutory order denying their

motion to dismiss for appellee’s allegedly inadequate expert report. See TEX. CIV.

PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 74.351. Appellants’ brief on the merits is currently

due March 22, 2021. Before the Court is appellants’ March 17, 2021 unopposed

motion to abate this appeal to allow time for appellee to designate a new expert,

appellants to decide whether to oppose that expert, and the trial court to rule on any

objection appellants may assert. We GRANT the motion to the extent that we ORDER appellants to file, within sixty days of the date of this order, (1) their

brief on the merits; (2) a motion to dismiss the appeal; or (3) a status report.

/s/ KEN MOLBERG JUSTICE