Joe Alfred Izen Junior v. Brian Laine and Kimberly Laine ( 2018 )

Motion Granted in Part and Denied in Part and Order filed July 19, 2018. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-18-00216-CV ____________ JOE ALFRED IZEN JR., Appellant V. BRIAN LAINE AND KIMBERLY LAINE, Appellees On Appeal from the 55th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2013-28211 CONTINUING ABATEMENT ORDER The court abated this appeal on May 3, 2018 to allow the parties to mediate this case. On July 3, 2018, appellant filed motion to extend the abatement period. The motion is granted in part and denied in part and we issue the following order. We deny appellant’s motion to the extent it requests appointment of a mediator. The parties may select a mediator by agreement. The appeal is abated, treated as a closed case, and removed from this court’s active docket until September 4, 2018. The appeal will be reinstated on this court’s active docket at that time, or when the parties file a motion to dismiss the appeal or other dispositive motion. The court will also consider an appropriate motion to reinstate the appeal filed by either party, or the court may reinstate the appeal on its own motion. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Jamison, Wise, and Jewell.