Nicole Harris v. Leland Brown and Fossil Group, Inc.

Order entered June 16, 2021

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-21-00374-CV NICOLE HARRIS, Appellant V.

LELAND BROWN AND FOSSIL GROUP, INC., Appellees

On Appeal from the 429th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 429-00630-2020

ORDER

Appellant appeals the trial court’s April 21, 2021 order granting appellee Fossil Group, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment. Before the Court is appellant’s June 4, 2021 motion to abate this appeal so that she may obtain a severance order to render the appealed order final. Appellee Fossil Group, Inc. filed a response opposing the motion and a separate motion to dismiss the appeal of the interlocutory order for want of jurisdiction. We GRANT the motion to abate to allow appellant an opportunity to obtain a severance order. Should the trial court sign a severance order, appellant shall have a supplemental clerk’s record filed with the order. We SUSPEND the current deadline for the clerk’s and reporter’s records.

The Court will take no action on appellee’s motion to dismiss at this time. We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to send a copy of this order to Lynne

Finley, Collin County District Clerk; Cindy Bardwell, Official Court Reporter for the 429th Judicial District Court; and, all parties.

We ABATE the appeal for THIRTY DAYS. The appeal will be reinstated in thirty days or when any supplemental clerk’s record is filed containing a severance order, whichever occurs sooner.

/s/ KEN MOLBERG

JUSTICE