Opinion
NO. 14-14-00257-CV
06-10-2014
HUGH FORREST, Appellant v. TECHNICAL AND GENERAL GUARANTY CO., S.A., Appellee
Abatement Order filed June 10, 2014
On Appeal from the 165th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2012-10725
ABATEMENT ORDER
Notice was filed on June 4, 2014, appellee is a debtor in a bankruptcy case currently pending before the Court of First Instance of Geneva. Tex. R. App. P. 8.1. According to the notice, on February 4, 2014, the Court of First Instance of Geneva declared appellee bankrupt. A bankruptcy suspends the appeal from the date when the bankruptcy petition is filed until the appellate court reinstates the appeal in accordance with federal law. Tex. R. App. P. 8.2. Accordingly, we ORDER the appeal abated.
When a case has been suspended by a bankruptcy filing, a party may move the appellate court to reinstate the appeal if permitted by federal law or the bankruptcy court. Tex. R. App. P. 8.3. If the bankruptcy court has lifted or terminated the stay, a certified copy of the order must be attached to the motion. Id. A party filing a motion to reinstate shall specify what further action, if any, is required from this court when the appeal is reinstated. See Tex. R. App. P. 10.1(a).
For administrative purposes only, and without surrendering jurisdiction, the appeal is abated and treated as a closed case until further order of this court.