Helen Mayfield v. John Cuoco, Steve Fulljart, KBTX News, a Corporation and Gray Communications, a Corporation, Jointly and Severally

Abatement Order filed May 10, 2012.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-12-00037-CV
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HELEN MAYFIELD, Appellant
V.
JOHN CUOCO, STEVE FULLJART, KBTX NEWS, A CORPORATION AND
GRAY COMMUNICATIONS, A CORPORATION, JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY,
Appellees
On Appeal from the 80th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2011-26159
ABATEMENT ORDER
On January 10, 2012, appellant filed a notice of appeal from a summary judgment
signed December 28, 2011. Appellant seeks to proceed without the advance payment of
costs in her appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 20.1. On April 21, 2012, appellant filed a notice
of appeal from the order sustaining the contest to her affidavit of indigence signed on or
about April 16, 2012, and an appeal is pending under our case number 14-12-00392-CV.
An appellant is entitled to challenge the denial of indigent status for her appeal, and
the court of appeals may order the record necessary for a review of the trial court’s ruling
without the advance payment of costs. See In re Arroyo, 988 S.W.2d 737, 738-39 (Tex.
1998). Accordingly, this court has ordered preparation of a partial record necessary to
review the trial court’s order sustaining the contest(s) to appellant’s affidavit.
We order this appeal ABATED pending the completion of our review in the related
appeal filed under our number 14-12-00392-CV. The appeal is abated, treated as a closed
case, and removed from this court's active docket. The appeal will be reinstated on this
court's active docket when the review of the trial court's ruling on indigency has been
completed. The court will also consider an appropriate motion to reinstate the appeal filed
by any party.
PER CURIAM
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