Opinion
No. 04-13-00823-CV
11-25-2013
WILLIAMSBURG CARE COMPANY L.P. dba Princeton Place Rehabilitation and Healthcare, Appellant v. Jesus ACOSTA, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Maria Acosta, Deceased; Magdalena Acosta, Individually, Alicia Garcia, Individually, Jeffie Acosta, Individually, Horacio Acosta, Individually, Maria Guadalupe Baldazo, Individually, Edward, Appellees
From the 73rd Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2012-CI-16420
Honorable John D. Gabriel, Jr., Judge Presiding
ORDER
This is an accelerated, interlocutory appeal of the trial court's order denying a motion to compel arbitration. Appellant has filed a motion to stay the underlying proceedings pending our disposition of this appeal. Appellant's motion is GRANTED. We ORDER that all further proceedings at the trial court level in cause number 2012-CI-16420 are STAYED pending further order of this court or resolution of this appeal numbered 04-13-00823-CV. See TEX. R. APP. P. 29.3; see also In re Merrill Lynch Trust Co. FSB, 235 S.W.3d 185, 195 (Tex. 2007) ("Both the Federal and Texas Arbitration Acts require courts to stay litigation of issues that are subject to arbitration."); In re Valero Energy Corp., 968 S.W.2d 916, 916 (Tex. 1998) (per curiam) (noting appellate court stayed trial court proceedings pending resolution of interlocutory appeal of order denying motion to compel arbitration).
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Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 25th day of November, 2013.
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Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court