Opinion
07-23-00344-CV
10-25-2023
ERIK LITTLEJOHN, APPELLANT v. STEVEN SHANE BROWN AND KRISTINE BROWN, APPELLEES
On Appeal from the 155th District Court Fayette County, Texas Trial Court No. 2021V-315, Honorable Jeff R. Steinhauser, Presiding
Originally appealed to the Third Court of Appeals, this appeal was transferred to this Court by the Texas Supreme Court pursuant to its docket equalization efforts. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 73.001.
Before QUINN, C.J., and PARKER and DOSS, JJ.
ORDER OF ABATEMENT
PER CURIAM.
Appellant, Erik Littlejohn, appeals from the trial court's Final Judgment and Order for Specific Performance. Appellees, Steven Shane Brown and Kristine Brown, have filed a cross-appeal. Now pending before the Court is the parties' joint motion to abate the appeal as they have "agreed to settle this case and are in the process of preparing and executing the documents necessary for a final settlement." To expedite the disposition of this appeal and in the interest of conservation of judicial resources, we grant the motion, abate the appeal, and stay all further proceedings. The cause will be removed from this Court's active docket and treated as a suspended case. All appellate deadlines, including Appellant's pending briefing deadline, are hereby suspended until further order of the Court.
The parties are directed to file a status report of their settlement negotiations with the Clerk of this Court within thirty days of this order. Should the parties finalize their settlement within thirty days and move to dismiss this appeal, the parties are directed to file a motion in compliance with Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a).
It is so ordered.