Sam Houston Elec. Coop., Inc. v. Berry

PER CURIAM

On Appeal from the 253rd District Court Liberty County, Texas
Trial Cause No. CV-15-10279

The appellants, Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Inc., Don Boyett, Lynn Hendrix, Milton Purvis, Casey Evans Davis, Robert Leisner, Gary Jenke, Robert Boyd, Katherine Hardin, Charles Turner, W.E. Ernie Miles, Thomas Lucher, Roy Claude Thomas Sr., Kyle J. Kuntz, David Babcock, and Joe Conner filed an opposed emergency motion to stay all trial court proceedings and discovery during the pendency of their interlocutory appeal from an order denying a motion to compel arbitration. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 171.098(a)(1) (West 2011).

When an accelerated appeal from an interlocutory order is perfected, we may make such orders as are necessary to preserve the parties' rights until disposition of the appeal. Tex. R. App. P. 29.3. After reviewing the motion, we find that temporary orders are necessary to preserve the parties' rights until disposition of the appeal. It is ORDERED that all further trial court proceedings and discovery in Cause Number CV-15-10279 are STAYED until our Opinion issues or until further order of this Court. See Tex. R. App. P. 29.3; see also Tex. R. App. P. 29.5.

ORDER ENTERED September 22, 2016.

PER CURIAM Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.