Alphaville Ventures, Inc., and Noam Bizman v. First Bank

Summary

The Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas granted the parties’ agreed motion to abate an appeal for sixty days while they pursued settlement discussions. The court suspended the appellate timetable, treated the appeal as closed during the abatement, and provided procedures for reinstatement, dismissal, or extension.

Holdings

1. The court granted the agreed motion and abated the appeal for sixty days, suspended the appellate timetable during that period, and directed that the appeal be reinstated after sixty days unless the parties filed an appropriate dispositive motion or sought other relief.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the appellate court should grant the parties' agreed motion to abate the appeal for sixty days while they pursued settlement discussions.

Disposition

other