In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
No. 06-18-00051-CV
JERRY LAZA, Appellant
V.
CITY OF PALESTINE, TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 349th District Court
Anderson County, Texas
Trial Court No. DCCV16-356-349
Before Morriss, C.J., Moseley and Burgess, JJ.
ORDER
This Court has been notified that Jerry Laza, the appellant in this matter, filed a voluntary
petition for bankruptcy on or about August 2, 2018, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Eastern District of Texas under cause number 18-60485. Pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code, further
action in this appeal is automatically stayed, see 11 U.S.C.A. § 362 (West, Westlaw current
through P.L. 115-223), and under Rule 8.2 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, the appeal
is suspended, see TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2.
Accordingly, this appeal is hereby abated and, for administrative purposes, will be treated
as closed. Any party may reinstate the appeal by promptly filing a motion to reinstate including,
as an attachment, either a certified copy of an order showing that the automatic bankruptcy stay
has been lifted or any other authenticated document demonstrating that reinstatement is permitted
by federal law and/or the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas. See
TEX. R. APP. P. 8.3(a). Any party may also move to sever the appeal in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 8.3(b) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.3(b).
In the event of reinstatement, any period that began to run but had not expired at the time
of suspension will begin anew when the appeal is reinstated. Any document filed while the
proceeding is suspended will be deemed filed on the same day, but after, the Court reinstates the
appeal. TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2, 8.3.
In accordance with Rule 8.2 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, we suspend this
appeal by abating it. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
BY THE COURT
Date: September 12, 2018
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