Opinion
NO. 14-15-00859-CV
02-25-2016
IN THE MATTER OF THE MARRIAGE OF JOHNNIE J. MOORE AND KATHALEAN G. MOORE
On Appeal from the 247th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2009-00295
ABATEMENT ORDER
On February 19, 2016, appellant filed an agreed motion to extend time to file his brief noting that the parties have agreed to mediate the matter. The motion is granted, and we issue the following order.
The court ORDERS the appeal ABATED for a period of 120 days to permit the parties to mediate the underlying dispute.
If mediation fully resolves the issues in the case, the court ORDERS the parties to file a motion to dismiss the appeal, other dispositive motion, or a motion for additional time to file the dispositive motion, within 10 days of the conclusion of the mediation.
The court ORDERS the appellate timetable in this case suspended for 120 days from the date of this order.
The appeal is ABATED, treated as a closed case, and removed from this court's active docket for a period of 120 days. The appeal will be reinstated on this court's active docket after 120 days. Any party may file a motion stating grounds for reinstating the appeal before the end of the 120-day period.
Any party may also file a motion to dismiss the appeal or other dispositive motion at any time. Any party may file a motion to extend the abatement period for completion of mediation or to finalize a settlement.
PER CURIAM
MEDIATORS REPORT
Date: __________Christopher A. Prine, Clerk
301 Fannin, Room 245
Houston, TX 77002
Re: Appellate number: __________
Case style: __________
In compliance with this court's order dated __________, I conducted a mediation proceeding in this case on __________.
The mediation [ did / did not ] result in a [ full / partial ] resolution of the matters in dispute. To my knowledge, further negotiation efforts [ are / are not ] planned.
The parties and mediator have agreed that the mediator shall be paid as follows:
$__________ paid by __________
$__________ paid by __________
$__________ paid by __________
$__________ paid by __________
Mediator: __________
Address: __________
__________
Telephone
__________
E-Mail Address