Opinion
NUMBER 13-17-00223-CV
05-12-2017
STACEY RENAE HAMMER, Appellant, v. LEA C. NOELKE, JUDITH E. BRYANT; AND NOELKE, ENGLISH, MAPLES, ST. LEDGER, BLAIR, LP, Appellees.
On appeal from the 250th District Court of Travis County, Texas.
ORDER
Before Justices Contreras, Benavides, and Longoria
Order Per Curiam
On April 25, 2017, appellant, Stacey Renae Hammer, filed a notice of bankruptcy in this appeal. According to the notice, appellant filed a bankruptcy petition on October 14, 2016, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado.
This case is before the Court on transfer from the Third Court of Appeals in Austin pursuant to a docket equalization order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas. See TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West, Westlaw through 2015 R.S.).
Upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition, an automatic stay becomes effective which prohibits the commencement or continuation of any judicial action or proceeding against the debtor and any property within the debtor's bankruptcy estate. See 11 U.S.C.A. ' 362(a). Pursuant to Rule 8.2 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the appeal is suspended. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2.
Accordingly, this appeal is ABATED until further order of this Court. Any documents filed subsequent to the bankruptcy petition will remain pending until the appeal is reinstated. The parties are directed to take such action as is appropriate to advise the Court of any change in the status of the bankruptcy proceeding which would affect the status of this appeal, including but not limited to, the filing of a motion to reinstate pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 8.3. See id. 8.3.
PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the 12th day of May, 2017.