ACCEPTED
03-15-00085-CV
7530186
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
10/26/2015 9:35:51 AM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
No. 03-15-00085-CV
In the Third Court of Appeals3rd COURT
FILED IN
OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Austin, Texas 10/26/2015 9:35:51 AM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
_______________________________________________
Clerk
Michael J. DeLitta and
DelCom Properties, LLC,
Appellants
v.
Nancy Schaefer
Appellee
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JOINT MOTION TO ABATE FOR SETTLEMENT
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TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS:
All parties file this joint motion to abate so that the parties’ settlement agreement
can be accomplished pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.
1. Appellants filed their notice of accelerated appeal on February 5, 2015.
Briefing has been submitted and the case is ready to be set.
2. The parties have reached a settlement of the underlying dispute and
request that the Court abate this appeal for sixty days to allow time for the settlement
to be finalized.
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3. If the settlement has not been consummated in sixty days, the parties will
report to the Court on the status of efforts to complete the settlement. Once the
settlement is finalized, the parties anticipate filing a motion to dismiss this proceeding.
PRAYER
The parties jointly pray that this Court grant a sixty day abatement. The parties
also pray for any other relief to which they are entitled.
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Dated: October 26, 2015 Respectfully submitted,
DRUCKER | HOPKINS KUHN HOBBS PLLC
21 Waterway Avenue, Suite 300 3307 Northland Drive, Suite 310
The Woodlands, Texas 77380 Austin, Texas 78731
(281) 362-2863 (512) 476-6003
(855) 558-1745 (fax) (512) 476-6002 (fax)
By:/s/ Douglas R. Drucker By:/s/ Lisa Bowlin Hobbs
Douglas R. Drucker Lisa Bowlin Hobbs
State Bar No. 06136100 State Bar No. 24026905
Kirby D. Hopkins Kurt Kuhn
State Bar No. 24034488 State Bar No. 24002433
Attorney for Appellants, Donald R. Taylor
Michael DeLitta and State Bar No. 19688800
DelCom Properties LLC Of Counsel Stacey Reese
State Bar No. 24056188
TAYLOR DUNHAM & RODRIGUEZ LLP
301 Congress Avenue, Suite 1050
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 473-2257
(512) 478-4409 (fax)
Howard F. Carter, Jr.,
State Bar No. 03916500
HOWARD F. CARTER, JR., P.C.
5600 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 160
Plano, Texas 75024
(972) 455-2001
(972) 455-2015 (fax)
Counsel for Appellee, Nancy Schaefer
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that, on October 26, 2015, and in compliance with the Texas
Rules of Appellate Procedure, a true and correct copy of the foregoing motion has been
served via electronic service as follows:
Douglas R. Drucker via e-Service
Kirby D. Hopkins
DRUCKER | HOPKINS LLP
21 Watery Avenue, Suite 300
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Counsel for Appellants
Eric J. Taube via e-Service
HOHMANN, TAUBE & SUMMERS LLP
100 Congress Avenue, 18th Floor
Austin, Texas 78701
Counsel for Axiom entities and
Jeff Compton
/s/ Lisa Bowlin Hobbs
Lisa Bowlin Hobbs
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