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Abatement Order filed March 10, 2020 In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-20-00037-CV ____________ JOANN SHINN, Appellant V. MIKE PHUNG, Appellee On Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No. 3 Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1097248 ABATEMENT ORDER Notice was filed on February 25, 2020, that appellant is in bankruptcy. Tex. R. App. P. 8.1. According to the notice, on February 18, 2020, Joann Shinn petitioned for voluntary bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas under case number 20-31132. 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 partyfiling 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 Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Jewell and Spain.
Document Info
Docket Number: 14-20-00037-CV
Filed Date: 3/10/2020
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 3/10/2020