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### APPEAL NO. 05- 17 -00084- CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DALLAS, TEXAS

PARDEEP GARCHA, CHAMBAL TRUCK AND SERVICE, LLC AND GARCHA TRUCK AND TRAILER SERVICE CENTER, INC., Appellants,

v. HARDIAL CHATHA, Appellee.

APPELLEE’S PLEA IN ABATEMENT

TO THE HONORABLE COURT: COMES NOW Appellee Hardial Chatha (“ Appellee ”) and files Appellee’s Plea in Abatement and in support thereof respectfully avers as follows:
1. On October 31, 2017, the Cour t sent a letter indicating that the case would be submitted for disposition on January 23, 2018, without oral argument ACCEPTED 05-17-00084-cv FIFTH COURT OF APPEALS

DALLAS, TEXAS 1/30/2018 3:41 PM LISA MATZ CLERK

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### (the “Court’s October 31, 2017 Letter”) . The Court’s October 31, 2017 L etter is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”

. 2. By letter dat ed January 25, 2018, the Court sent a letter address ed to the Appellant (the “Court’s January 25, 2018 Letter”) stating that the Court may not have jurisdiction over this appeal

. The Court’s Jan uary 25, 2018 L etter is attached hereto as Exhibi t “B”

. The parties were given briefing deadlines and Appellee h as since determined that under prevailing authority, the Final Judgment is likely not final because t he Final Judgment failed to dispose of all of the claims

a sserte d by Appellee against Appellant. Lehmann v. Har

- Con Corp ., 39 S.W.3d 191 (Tex. 2001). 

### 3. Based upon the foregoing, Appellee therefore requests that pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 27.2, the Court abate this appeal so that Appellee may finalize proceedings in the Trial Court by filing a motion to nonsuit the remaining claims which are not part of the Final Judgment. In accor dance with Tex. R. App. P. 27.2.
See Stephens McNally v. Joseph Guevara and Maria T r evino, 52 S.W.3d 195 (Tex. 2001). Appellee intends to thereafter request a supplemental transcript containing both the M otion for N onsuit and O rder of Dismissal of the additional claims , in accordance with the Court’s January 25, 2018 Letter

. WHEREFORE PREMISES CONSIDERED Appellee therefore requests that
t he H onorable Court abate this appeal in order to allow Appellee to dismiss the

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### additional claims asserted against Appellant and obtai n a F inal J udgment and to thereafter request a S upplemental T ranscript containing the M otion and O rder and for such other and further relief to which Appellee may show himself justly entitled , either at law or in equity

. Respectfully submitted,
MARK FREL S, ATTORNEY AT LAW A Professional Corporation By: _ /s/ Mark Frels

_______________ MARK FRELS State Bar No. 07438200 2027 Young Street Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: 214

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned counsel hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument is being forwarded to opposing counsel by electronic service and/or electronic mail on the 3 0 th 

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Bilal A. Khaleeq Via efile.txcourts.gov Texas Bar No. 24091271 and Email bilal@boldlegal.com Khaleeq Law Firm, PLLC 13111 N. Central Ex press way, Suite 450 Dallas, Texas 75243 (214) 453

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JUSTICES

DAVID L. BRIDGES MOLLY FRANCIS DOUGLAS S. LANG ELIZABETH LANG-MiERS ROBERT M. FILLMORE LANA MYERS**~ourt** 

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GAYLE HUMPA BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR (214) 712-3434 gayle.humpa@5th.txcourts.gov
DAVID EVANS ADA BROWN 

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RE: Court of Appeals Number: Trial Court Case Number: 05-17 -00084-CV CC-16-01182-B Style: Pardeep Garcha, Chambal Truck and Service Center, LLC and Garcha Truck and Trailer Service Center, Inc. v. Hardial Chatha

The Court has detennined that oral argument will not significantly aid it in detennining the legal and factual issues presented in the appeal. Accordingly, the appeal will be submitted without oral argument on January 23, 2018 to a panel consisting of Justice Bridges, Justice Myers and Justice Schenck, subject to change by the Court. See Tex. R. App. P. 39.8.

Respectfully,
/s/ Lisa Matz, Clerk of the CourtCHIEF JUSTICE CAROLYN WRIGHT
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RE: Court of Appeals Number: Trial Court Case Number: 05-17 -00084-CV CC-16-01182-B Style: Pardeep Garcha, Chambal Truck and Service Center, LLC and Garcha Truck and Trailer Service Center, Inc. v. Hardial Chatha
Dear Counsel:
This Court has reviewed the clerk ' s record and has a question concerning its jurisdiction over this appeal. Generally, this Court has jurisdiction only over appeals from final judgments and certain interlocutory orders as permitted by statute. See Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191,195 (Tex. 2001). A final judgment is one that disposes of all pending parties and claims. Seeid. Appellee's Original Petition alleged claims for breach of contract, conversion, fraud, and violation of the Theft Liability Act. Appellee's motion for summary judgment sought judgment on only the claim for breach of contract. So that the Court may determine its jurisdiction over the appeal , appellants are requested to file, no later than February 5, 2018, a jurisdictional letter brief of no more than 3 pages explaininghow this Court has jurisdiction over this appeal. Appellee may file a responsive letter brief of no more than 3 pages within 7 days of appellants' brief. If any party will be relying on information not in the record before this Court, that party must obtain a supplemental clerk's record from the trial court containing that information.
We notify the parties that this appeal will be dismissed if this Court lacks jurisdiction. See TEX

. R. App. P. 42.3(a). Respectfully, lsi Lisa Matz, Clerk of the Court

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