Jose Marcos Montalvo, Individually and Marcos Montalvo D/B/A Montalvo Roofing & Construction v. Adolfo Vela, Individually and Adolfo Vela D/B/A Adelco Enterprises
NUMBER 13-14-00166-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
JOSE MARCOS MONTALVO, INDIVIDUALLY,
AND MARCOS MONTALVO D/B/A
MONTALVO ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION, Appellants,
v.
ADOLFO VELA, INDIVIDUALLY AND
ADOLFO VELA D/B/A ADELCO ENTERPRISES, Appellees.
On appeal from the 275th District Court
of Hidalgo County, Texas.
ORDER
Before Justices Benavides, Perkes, and Longoria
Order Per Curiam
Appellants, Jose Marcos Montalvo, individually, and Marcos Montalvo d/b/a/
Montalvo Roofing & Construction, have filed a motion to disqualify opposing counsel,
Harold K. Tummel, and the law firm Tummel & Casso, and its attorneys, from further
representation of appellees, Adolfo Vela, individually, and Adolfo Vela d/b/a Adelco
Enterprises. Appellees have filed a verified response to the motion to disqualify.
Among other issues raised in the motion to disqualify, appellants contend that counsel’s
wholly owned corporation purchased the real property at issue in this appeal.
The Court, having examined and fully considered the motion to disqualify and the
verified response, is of the opinion that this appeal should be abated and remanded to
the trial court for consideration. Accordingly, we ABATE this matter and REMAND it to
the trial court in order for the trial court to consider the foregoing matters regarding
whether or not counsel should be disqualified.
The trial court is ordered to immediately cause notice to be given and conduct a
hearing on this matter. The trial court shall make and file appropriate findings of fact and
conclusions of law and cause them to be included in a clerk's record; cause the hearing
to be transcribed and included in a reporter's record; and have these records forwarded
to the Clerk of this Court within thirty days from the date of this order. If the trial court
requires additional time to comply, the trial court should so notify the Clerk of this Court.
If the parties to this appeal wish to provide this Court with any briefing regarding the trial
court’s findings and conclusions, any such briefing will be due in this Court within ten days
after rendition of those findings and conclusions. Appellants’ motion for disqualification
will be CARRIED WITH THE CASE pending receipt of the foregoing records and briefing,
if any, and further order of the Court.
It is so ORDERED.
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the
4th day of February, 2015.
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