In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
No. 06-15-00006-CV
BILLIE MURPHY TREMBLE, SHARON TREMBLE DONALDSON,
SELIA TREMBLE SHAWKEY, WILMER FORREST TREMBLE, JR.,
THE ESTATE OF WILMER FORREST TREMBLE, SR., Appellants
V.
LUMINANT MINING COMPANY LLC,
ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES, Appellees
On Appeal from the 4th District Court
Rusk County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2013-392
Before Morriss, C.J., Moseley and Burgess, JJ.
ORDER
On May 28, 2015, we suspended and abated this appeal pursuant to Rule 8.2 of the Texas
Rules of Appellate Procedure after receiving notice that Appellee Luminant Mining Company
LLC (Luminant) had voluntarily filed a bankruptcy petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court
for the District of Delaware (the Bankruptcy Court). Luminant has moved to reinstate this appeal
after obtaining an order from the Bankruptcy Court lifting the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay,
to the extent it applied, and otherwise granting its permission for the appeal to proceed. Luminant
attached a copy of the Bankruptcy Court’s order to its motion.
We (1) find that Luminant has satisfied the conditions precedent to reinstatement
established by Rule 8.3 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, (2) grant Luminant’s motion
to reinstate this appeal, and (3) reinstate the appeal on our docket. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2, 8.3.
The appellants’ brief, which was received, but not filed, prior to the suspension of this appeal, will
be filed on the same date as, but after, this order is issued. The appellee’s brief is due thirty days
from the date of this order, or on or before November 30, 2015.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
BY THE COURT
Date: October 27, 2015
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