Abatement Order filed September 27, 2018

In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-18-00791-CR ____________ SEVERO PELAYO JAIMES, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 228th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1530605 ORDER On August 30, 2018, the trial court appointed Natalie Schultz to represent appellant on appeal. After the appointment, appellant retained Norman Silverman to represent him. On September 12, 2018, Silverman filed a motion in this court to substitute as counsel.

An appointed attorney shall represent the defendant until . . . charges are dismissed, the defendant is acquitted, appeals are exhausted, or the attorney is permitted or ordered by the court to withdraw as counsel for the defendant after a finding of good cause is entered on the record.

Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 26.04(j)(2).

Accordingly, we ABATE this appeal and order as follows: 1. The judge of the 228th District Court shall consider Silverman’s request to substitute and shall determine whether appellant wishes to be represented by Silverman as retained counsel or whether appellant wishes and is entitled to appointed counsel.

2. The judge shall see that a record of any hearing is made, and shall order the trial clerk to forward a record of the hearing and a supplemental clerk’s record containing any orders regarding Silverman’s request to substitute.

The records shall be filed with this court by October 29, 2018.

We will hold Silverman’s motion to substitute pending receipt of the requested records.

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 after the requested records are filed in this court.

PER CURIAM