COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON
MEMORANDUM ORDER
Appellate case name: Carolyn Sovann v. Houston Housing Authority
Appellate case number: 01-15-00080-CV
Trial court case number: 1055785
Trial court: County Civil Court at Law No 4. of Harris County
On February 5, 2015, appellant, Carolyn Sovann, filed a motion requesting that this Court
temporarily stay execution of a writ of possession. The County Civil Court at Law No. 4 of
Harris County signed the judgment against appellant in the underlying eviction suit on January
15, 2015. A supersedeas bond was not filed within 10 days of the signed judgment. Accordingly,
appellant’s motion for a temporary stay must be DENIED. See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. §
24.007(a) (West 2014) (“A judgment of a county court in an eviction suit may not under any
circumstances be stayed pending appeal unless, within 10 days of the signing of the judgment,
the appellant files a supersedeas bond in an amount set by the county court.”).
It is so ORDERED.
Judge’s signature: /s/ Michael Massengale
Acting individually Acting for the Court
Date: February 13, 2015