ACCEPTED
03-17-00674-CV
21645432
THIRD COURT OF APPEALS
AUSTIN, TEXAS
1/5/2018 3:35 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
CLERK
NO. 03-17-00674-CV
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN
3rd COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS
AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/5/2018 3:35:24 PM
JEFFREY D. KYLE
Clerk
CHAPPELL HILL CONSTRUCTION CO.,
Appellant
vs.
BLUEBONNET ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.,
Appellee
On appeal from the 423rd Judicial District Court
of Bastrop County, Texas
Cause No. 423-4305
AGREED MOTION TO ABATE APPEAL
PENDING MEDIATION
Appellant Chappell Hill Construction Co. and Appellee Bluebonnet Electric
Cooperative, Inc. respectfully move the Court to abate this appeal pending the
parties’ agreed mediation, and in support thereof would respectfully show the
Court the following:
1. Appellant filed its Notice of Appeal on October 13, 2017.
2. Appellant filed its brief on November 27, 2017.
3. The current deadline for Appellee to file its brief is January 8, 2018.
4. The parties to this appeal have agreed to proceed to mediation in the
underlying cause and request that the Court abate this appeal for sixty (60) days.
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5. The requested abatement is reasonable and appropriate given the
parties’ agreement.
6. The parties certify that this Motion is brought in good faith and not for
any improper purpose.
WHEREFORE, for the reasons stated herein, Appellant Chappell Hill
Construction Co. and Appellee Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Inc. request that
this Court grant the Motion, and abate this appeal for sixty (60) days from the date
of entry of the Court’s order.
DATED: January 5, 2018
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Steve Snelson*
Steve Snelson
State Bar No. 18794450
steve.snelson@gmsattorneys.com
Crystal Smith
crystal.smith@gmsattorneys.com
GERSTLE, MINISSALE & SNELSON, LLP
4849 Greenville Avenue, Suite 150
Dallas, Texas 75206
214-368-6440
214-308-2026—Facsimile
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT
CHAPPELL HILL
CONSTRUCTION CO.
*Electronically signed with permission
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/s/ Zachary H. Bowman
Charles J. Cain
State Bar No. 00796292
ccain@cstrial.com
Zachary H. Bowman
State Bar No. 24073944
zbowman@cstrial.com
CAIN & SKARNULIS PLLC
400 W. 15th Street, Suite 900
Austin, Texas 78701
512-477-5000
512-477-5011—Facsimile
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing motion has been
forwarded to all counsel of record in accordance with the Texas Rules of Appellate
Procedure on this 5th day of January 2018, as follows:
Method of Service Parties Counsel
Electronic Service Defendant Marvin Klintworth Scott J. Scherr
dba Brazos Site Work scherr@thepaynelawgroup.com
Jason Reynal
reynal@thepaynelawgroup.com
PAYNE, MALECHECK, SCHERR,
CAMPBELL & MOORE, P.C.
3850 Corporate Center Drive
Bryan, Texas 77802
Electronic Service Defendant Chappell Hill Steve Snelson
Construction Co. steve.snelson@gmsattorneys.com
Crystal Smith
crystal.smith@gmsattorneys.com
GERSTLE, MINISSALE & SNELSON, LLP
4849 Greenville Avenue, Suite 150
Dallas, Texas 75206
/s/ Zachary H. Bowman
Zachary H. Bowman
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