Opinion
NO. 14-19-00854-CV NO. 14-19-00860-CV
07-16-2020
FACEBOOK, INC. D/B/AINSTAGRAM; BACKPAGE.COM, LLC D/B/A BACKPAGE; CARL FERRER; MICHAEL LACEY; JAMES LARKIN; JOHN BRUNST; AMERICA'S INNS, INC. D/B/A AMERICA'S INN 8201 SOUTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77074; AND TEXAS PEARL., INC., Appellant v. JANE DOE, Appellee FACEBOOK, INC.D/B/A INSTAGRAM; BACKPAGE.COM, LLC D/B/A BACKPAGE; CARL FERRER; MICHAEL LACEY; JAMES LARKIN; JOHN BRUNST; AND BABASI INC., D/B/A SIESTA INN, Appellant v. JANE DOE, Appellee
On Appeal from the 334th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2018-69816 On Appeal from the 334th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2018-82214
ABATEMENT ORDER
Appellants have filed an unopposed motion to abate these appeals pending the Supreme Court of Texas's decision in In re Facebook, Inc. and In re Facebook, Inc. d/b/a Instagram, Supreme Court Cause No. 20-0434. The motion is granted and we enter the following order.
The appeal is abated, treated as a closed case, and removed from this court's active docket pending the Supreme Court of Texas's decision in In re Facebook, Inc. and In re Facebook, Inc. d/b/a Instagram, Supreme Court Cause No. 20-0434. The appeal will be reinstated on this court's active docket at that time, or when the parties file a motion to dismiss the appeal or other dispositive motion. The court will also consider an appropriate motion to reinstate the appeal filed by any party, or the court may reinstate the appeal on its own motion.
PER CURIAM Panel Consists of Justices Christopher, Spain and Poissant.