Stella Taylor, et al. v. Pastor Behling & Wheeler, L.L.C. and Environmental Resources Management Southwest, Inc.

Summary

The First Court of Appeals of Texas consolidated twenty-five related interlocutory appeals, including Stella Taylor v. Pastor, Behling & Wheeler, L.L.C., into appellate cause number 01-26-00374-CV. The court dismissed the twenty-five related appellate causes as superseded by the consolidation, dismissed other pending motions as moot, and established a uniform briefing schedule.

Holdings

1. Related appeals involving identical orders, substantially identical records, and duplicative briefing may be consolidated in the interests of judicial efficiency and economy.
2. When all parties and issues in related appeals have been consolidated into a single appellate cause number, the separate appellate cause numbers may be dismissed.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the related interlocutory appeals should be consolidated because they involved identical orders, substantially identical records, and overlapping briefing.
2. Whether the separate appellate cause numbers should be dismissed after consolidation into appellate cause number 01-26-00374-CV.
3. Whether the court should establish a uniform briefing schedule for the consolidated appeal.

Disposition

dismissed