Andrew Contreras and Martha Ann Contreras v. Dream Home Renovators, LLC

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas September 13, 2019 No. 04-19-00620-CV Andrew CONTRERAS and Martha Ann Contreras, Appellants v. DREAM HOME RENOVATORS, LLC, Appellee From the County Court At Law No. 10, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2019-CV-06354 Honorable J Frank Davis, Judge Presiding ORDER On September 12, 2019, Appellants filed an opposed motion to review the supersedeas bond amount and an emergency motion to stay execution of a final judgment in a detainer case. No clerk’s record has been filed in this appeal. The documents provided by Appellants show that the trial court signed a final judgment on August 30, 2019, which set the supersedeas bond amount at $12,000.00, and on September 11, 2019, Appellants filed an affidavit from Andrew Contreras stating that he cannot find a surety as required and he does not have cash to post in lieu of a bond. “A judgment of a county court may not under any circumstances be stayed pending appeal unless, within 10 days of the signing of the judgment, the appellant files a supersedeas bond in an amount set by the county court.” TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 24.007; accord Marshall v. Housing. Auth. of City of San Antonio, 198 S.W.3d 782, 786 (Tex. 2006). As a prerequisite to a stay, Appellants were required to post a bond for $12,000.00 not later than September 9, 2019. See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 24.07; Marshall, 198 S.W.3d at 786. Appellants have not provided any evidence to show that they posted a $12,000.00 bond on or before September 9, 2019. Appellants’ emergency motion to stay execution is DENIED. See TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 24.07; Marshall, 198 S.W.3d at 786. Although we may review a trial court’s ruling on the amount of a supersedeas bond, see TEX. R. APP. P. 24.4(a), we have no record before us of a hearing on any Appellants’ motion to reduce the amount of the bond to avoid substantial economic harm to Appellants, see TEX. R. APP. P. 24.2(b). Appellants’ motion to review the amount of the supersedeas bond is DENIED. _________________________________ Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 13th day of September, 2019. ___________________________________ KEITH E. HOTTLE, Clerk of Court