Opinion
NO. 14-12-01032-CV
01-11-2013
REGINALD PETTEWAY, Appellant v. MORLOCK L.L.C., Appellee
On Appeal from County Civil Court at Law No. 4
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1014875
ABATEMENT ORDER
Notice was filed on December 11, 2012 that appellant is in bankruptcy. Tex. R. App. P. 8.1. According to the notice, on November 26, 2012, Richard Andre Petteway petitioned for voluntary bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas under case number 12-38678. 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.