Fort Worth & Western Railroad Company v. Nathan D. Albert and Chisholm Trail Redi-Mix, LLC

Summary

The Tenth Court of Appeals of Texas referred consolidated appeals involving Fort Worth & Western Railroad Company, Nathan D. Albert, and Chisholm Trail Redi-Mix, LLC to mediation. The order appointed Deborah G. Hankinson as mediator, established mediation and reporting requirements, suspended appellate deadlines, and stated that objections had to be filed within ten days.

Holdings

1. The court determined that the appeals were appropriate for mediation and referred them to mediation under applicable Texas alternative-dispute-resolution law and the court's local rule.
2. The appeals and all appellate deadlines were suspended as of the order date; the suspension would lift upon receipt of the mediator's report, and unexpired deadlines would begin anew if mediation did not resolve the matter.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the related appeals should be referred to mediation.
2. What procedural requirements and effect should govern the mediation referral.

Disposition

other