In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-23-00058-CV

BRITTON ELKINS, APPELLANT V. BEACON SALES ACQUISITION, INC., APPELLEE On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 2021-007293-1, Honorable Don Pierson, Presiding April 20, 2023 ORDER OF ABATEMENT Before QUINN, C.J., and DOSS and YARBROUGH, JJ.

Appellant, Britton Elkins, appeals from the trial court’s Final Default Judgment.1 On April 13, 2023, Appellee, Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc., filed a suggestion of bankruptcy, notifying the Court that Elkins filed a bankruptcy petition in the United States

1Originally appealed to the Second Court of Appeals, this appeal was transferred to this Court by the Texas Supreme Court pursuant to its docket equalization efforts. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001.

Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on January 20. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.1. The bankruptcy proceeding is styled In re Britton Gill Elkins, case number 23-30199.

Pursuant to Rule of Appellate Procedure 8.2, we abate the appeal and suspend all appellate deadlines, including Appellant’s current briefing deadline, until further order of this Court. The parties may file a motion to reinstate or sever the appeal if permitted by federal law or the bankruptcy court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.3. The parties shall promptly inform this Court of the resolution of the bankruptcy proceeding or any other event authorizing reinstatement of the appeal.

It is so ordered.

Per Curiam