Craige Kevin Howlett v. Corinne Howlett ( 2023 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-23-00177-CV
CRAIGE KEVIN HOWLETT, APPELLANT
V.
CORINNE HOWLETT, APPELLEE
On Appeal from the 200th District Court
Travis County, Texas
Trial Court No. D-1-FM-21-004849, Honorable Jan Soifer, Presiding
June 15, 2023
ORDER OF ABATEMENT
Before QUINN, C.J., and PARKER and DOSS, JJ.
Appellant, Craige Kevin Howlett, appeals from the trial court’s Final Decree of
Divorce.1 On June 9, 2023, Appellant filed a notice of bankruptcy, informing the Court
that he has filed a bankruptcy petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
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Originally appealed to the Third Court of Appeals, this appeal was transferred to this Court by the
Texas Supreme Court pursuant to its docket equalization efforts. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001.
Western District of Texas on May 30. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.1. The bankruptcy
proceeding is styled In re Craige Kevin Howlett, case number 23-10370-smr.
Pursuant to Rule of Appellate Procedure 8.2, we abate the appeal and suspend all
appellate deadlines, including Appellant’s current briefing deadline, until further order of
this Court. The parties may file a motion to reinstate or sever the appeal if permitted by
federal law or the bankruptcy court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.3. The parties shall promptly
inform this Court of the resolution of the bankruptcy proceeding or any other event
authorizing reinstatement of the appeal.
It is so ordered.
Per Curiam
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