Ijeoma Ogochukwu Ononenyi v. Nnaemka Joshua Nwankwo

Summary

The Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas ordered the appeal abated for 60 days and referred the underlying dispute to mediation. The order suspended the appellate timetable, required participation by parties or representatives with settlement authority, and included mediation rules and a mediator’s report form.

Holdings

1. The court ordered the appeal abated for sixty days and referred the underlying dispute to mediation.
2. The parties or their representatives with full settlement authority, accompanied by counsel of record, were required to attend mediation, report the result to the court within forty-eight hours after completion, and file an appropriate dispositive or time-extension motion if mediation resolved the appeal.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the appeal should be referred to mediation and abated for sixty days.
2. What procedures and obligations would govern the parties and mediator during the ordered mediation.

Disposition

other