Keesha Perry v. Houston Housing Authority

Continuing Abatement Order filed April 17, 2012. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-10-00400-CV ____________ KEESHA PERRY, Appellant V. HOUSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY, Appellee On Appeal from the County Civil Court at Law No. 1 Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 951539 CONTINUING ABATEMENT ORDER On July 22, 2011 appellee notified this court that the parties were negotiating an agreement to settle the issues on appeal. Because of administrative processes in this matter, appellee advised that it will take an extended period of time to finalize any settlement. Accordingly, on July 28, 2011, this court abated the appeal for a period of four months. When the parties did not advise the court of the status of the settlement, the court issued an order on January 12, 2012, continuing the abatement until February 13, 2012. On March 6, 2012, appellee notified this court that the parties were in the process of finalizing the settlement of this case. More than 30 days have passed and no motion to dismiss the appeal has been filed. Accordingly, we issue the following order. The parties are directed to advise this court in writing of the status of the settlement. If the settlement has been finalized, an appropriate motion to dismiss the appeal should be filed as soon as practicable. The appeal remains ABATED, treated as a closed case, and removed from this court=s active docket until May 16, 2012. The appeal will be reinstated on this court=s active docket at that time, or when the parties file a motion to dismiss the appeal or other dispositive motion. The court will also consider an appropriate motion to reinstate the appeal filed by either party, or the court may reinstate the appeal on its own motion. PER CURIAM 2