Order entered July 21, 2021
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-21-00076-CV
VENKY VENKATRAMAN, Appellant
V.
STEPHEN D. SKINNER AND JYOTI MASUREKAR,
JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE, Appellees
On Appeal from the 256th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-04-11968-V
ORDER
Before the Court is appellant’s July 18, 2021 Motion to Abate Appeal Due
to Incorrect and Incomplete Court Reporter’s Records. In his motion, appellant
asserts the reporter’s record filed on July 6, 2021 incorrectly lists attorneys Ms.
Rowan and Ms. Johnson in the Index as participating in the trial. Ms. Rowan and
Ms. Johnson, however, are not listed under “Appearances” and a search of their
names shows them only listed in the Index. Accordingly, their inclusion of their
names in the Index appears to be error. Additionally, appellant asserts that the
reporter’s record fails to include the exhibits that were admitted at trial. Lastly,
appellant asserts that, although requested, the reporter’s record of the hearing
conducted on December 16, 2020 has not been filed.
We GRANT the motion as follows. We ORDER Glenda Finkley, Official
Court Reporter for the 256th Judicial District Court, to file, by August 11, 2021,
(1) a corrected reporter’s record of the trial conducted on December 1, 2020 with a
corrected index and all the exhibits admitted at trial and (2) the reporter’s record of
the hearing conducted on December 16, 2020.
Appellant’s brief on the merits will be due within thirty days after the
reporter’s record is complete.
We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to send a copy of this order to Ms.
Finkley and all parties.
/s/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III
CHIEF JUSTICE
Venky Venkatraman v. Stephen D. Skinner and Jyoti Masurekar, Jointly and Severally Liable
Combined Opinion