Opinion
No. 05-13-00996-CV
09-04-2013
On Appeal from the 417th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 417-03027-2011
ORDER
Before the Court is appellant's August 28, 2013 motion for an extension of time to pay the clerk's fee. Appellant informs the Court that the parties have reached a settlement and are in the process of finalizing settlement papers. Accordingly, we treat appellant's motion as a motion to abate the appeal. We GRANT the motion. This appeal is ABATED for thirty days and all deadlines are suspended. We ORDER appellant to file, within thirty days of the date of this order, either a motion to dismiss the appeal or a status report of the settlement proceedings.
DAVID LEWIS
JUSTICE