In The
Court of Appeals
Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
No. 06-15-00073-CV
CLAY H. WOMACK, Appellant
V.
RAYMOND P. STOVALL, Appellee
On Appeal from the 200th District Court
Travis County, Texas
Trial Court No. D-1-GN-14-000354
Before Morriss, C.J., Moseley and Burgess, JJ.
ORDER
This Court has been notified that Clay H. Womack, a party to this pending appeal, filed a
voluntary petition for bankruptcy on September 24, 2015, in the United States Bankruptcy Court
for the Western District of Texas under cause number 15-11238. 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. 114–51 approved Sept. 24, 2015), 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 Western 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: October 20, 2015
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Clay H. Womack v. Raymond P. Stovall
Combined Opinion