Opinion
No. 05-18-01540-CV
04-09-2019
STEVEN V. TIPPS, Appellant v. PURPLE TREE, LLC, Appellee
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2 Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CC-18-04540-B
ORDER
Before the Court is appellant's March 28, 2019 motion. In his motion, appellant asserts the reporter's record from the November 30, 2018 hearing on his motion for new trial is incomplete. Specifically, he asserts he made a verbal offer of proof at the hearing, and it is missing from the reporter's record. He asks that we order the court reporter to "examine the electronic record, including the electronic voice record" of the hearing and to order the reporter "to file the excluded evidence in the second amended informal bill of exceptions" and "submit findings and suggestions with the amended clerk's record."
We GRANT the motion as follows. We ORDER the trial court to conduct a hearing, within thirty days of the date of this order, and make written findings as to whether the reporter's record of the November 30, 2018 motion for new trial hearing is complete. A supplemental clerk's record with the trial court's written findings and any order regarding the record shall be filed within forty days of the date of this hearing. A reporter's record of the hearing shall also be filed within forty days of the date of this order.
We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to send a copy of this order to the Honorable Melissa Bellan, Judge of County Court at Law No. 2; Robin Washington, Official Court Reporter for County Court at Law No. 2; and, all parties.
We ABATE this appeal to allow the trial court to comply with this order. It will be reinstated in forty days or when the requested records are received, whichever occurs sooner.
/s/ BILL WHITEHILL
JUSTICE