Joseph Abuzaid v. Modjarrad & Associates, P.C., D/B/A Mas Law Firm

Dismiss and Opinion Filed June 7, 2021

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-17-00976-CV

JOSEPH ABUZAID, Appellant

V. MODJARRAD & ASSOCIATES, P.C., D/B/A MAS LAW FIRM, Appellee

On Appeal from the 95th District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-16-06551

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Myers, Partida-Kipness, and Garcia Opinion by Justice Myers

We reinstate this appeal. In 2018, we abated this case due to Joseph Abuzaid’s bankruptcy. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2. The Court conducted an independent review of the federal Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system which shows the bankruptcy case associated with this appeal was terminated on November 30, 2020, effectively dissolving the automatic stay.

We notified the parties by letter, requesting they inform the Court of the status of the bankruptcy and of this appeal. We cautioned that the failure to respond would result in the appeal being dismissed for want of prosecution. See id. 42.3(b),(c). To date, neither party has responded.

Because we gave the parties an opportunity to show why we should not dismiss the appeal for want of prosecution and no one responded, we dismiss this appeal. See id. 42.3(b),(c); Brewer v. Admiral Ins. Co., 2002 WL 31312990, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Oct. 16, 2002, no writ) (per curiam) (not designated for publication).

/Lana Myers//

170976f.p05 LANA MYERS

JUSTICE Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT

JOSEPH ABUZAID, Appellant On Appeal from the 95th District

Court, Dallas County, Texas No. 05-17-00976-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. DC-16-06551.

Opinion delivered by Justice Myers. MODJARRAD & ASSOCIATES, Justices Partida-Kipness and Garcia P.C., D/B/A MAS LAW FIRM, participating.

Appellee

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.

Judgment entered this 7th day of June, 2021.