COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ORDER Appellate case name: Carolyn R. Dawson v. Kevin J. Pakenham Appellate case number: 01-19-00572-CV Trial court case number: 19-CCV-064653 Trial court: County Court at Law No. 1 of Fort Bend County Appellant, Carolyn R. Dawson, has filed a notice of appeal of the trial court’s final summary judgment order signed on July 31, 2019 in a forcible detainer proceeding. And, she has filed an emergency motion for stay of execution of writ of possession pending appeal.

A judgment in a forcible detainer action may not be stayed pending appeal unless the appellant files, within 10 days of the signing of the judgment, a supersedeas bond in the amount set by the trial court. TEX. PROP. CODE ANN. § 24.007; see Marshall v. Hous.

Auth. of the City of San Antonio, 198 S.W.3d 782, 786 (Tex. 2006) (“[I]f a proper supersedeas bond is not filed, the judgment may be enforced, including issuance of a writ of possession evicting the tenant from the premises.”); Guillen v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 494 S.W.3d 861, 865 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2016, no pet.) (“If the supersedeas bond is not posted, then the writ will be executed . . . .”).

Accordingly, we deny appellant’s motion.

It is so ORDERED.

Judge’s signature: /s/ Julie Countiss  Acting individually  Acting for the Court Date: ___August 9, 2019___