IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-16-00351-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF C.A. AND C.A., CHILDREN
From the County Court at Law No. 1
Brazos County, Texas
Trial Court No. 14-002766-CV-CCL1
ABATEMENT ORDER
Appellee has filed a motion and supplemental motion for leave to check out the
sealed record in this appeal, stating that the record is necessary to complete his Appellee’s
Brief. The sealed record in this appeal includes the following:
Clerk’s Record, 1 volume, filed December 14, 2016;
Supplemental Clerk’s Record, 1 volume, filed February 13, 2017;
Second Supplemental Clerk’s Record, 1 volume, filed April 19, 2017;
Reporter’s Record, 9 volumes, filed May 3, 2017;
Third Supplemental Clerk’s Record, 1 volume, filed June 21, 2017;
Corrected Third Supplemental Clerk’s Record, 1 volume, filed June 23,
2017;
Supplemental Reporter’s Record, 1 volume, filed July 6, 2017; and
Fourth Supplemental Clerk’s Record, 1 volume, filed July 14, 2017.
An attorney representing Appellee in the trial court filed a motion to seal the
records in this case. The trial court obliged and signed an order sealing “all documents
… except those documents that are required by law to be recorded in the minutes of the
Court.” The order further stated, “The documents shall not be opened or released except
on appropriate court order.”
Because we are not aware of the reason why Appellee requested or why the trial
court sealed the record, we are reluctant to modify the trial court’s sealing order.
Accordingly, this proceeding is abated so that Appellee may present his motion to the
trial court, which granted Appellee’s motion to seal the record, thus denying Appellee
access to that record. The trial court is ordered to hold a hearing on Appellee’s motion
within 14 days of the date of this Order. Supplemental clerk’s and reporter’s records
containing the trial court’s written or oral ruling on Appellee’s motion are due 7 days
after the date of the hearing.
PER CURIAM
Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Davis, and
Justice Scoggins
Appeal abated
Order issued and filed August 2, 2017
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