Waterstone on Lake Conroe, Inc. and Steve Bowen v. Dee Williams and Andy Williams ( 2017 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-17-00071-CV
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WATERSTONE ON LAKE CONROE, INC. AND STEVE BOWEN,
Appellants
V.
DEE WILLIAMS AND ANDY WILLIAMS, Appellees
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On Appeal from the 284th District Court
Montgomery County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 16-09-10736-CV
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ORDER
The appellants, Waterstone on Lake Conroe, Inc. and Steve Bowen, filed an
opposed emergency motion to stay all trial court proceedings and discovery during
the pendency of their accelerated appeal from an order denying a motion to compel
arbitration. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. §§ 51.016 (West 2015),
171.098(a)(1) (West 2011).
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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 appellants’ 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 16-09-10736-CV 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 March 16, 2017.
PER CURIAM
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.
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