Court Opinion

ID: 9661536
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 22:41:56.482338+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:14:29.739483
License: Public Domain

TOM GRAY, Chief Justice,
dissenting.
The Court’s opinion and judgment in 10-08-00329-CV has not issued. On September 18, 2008 we received a notice of bankruptcy of two of the Appellants. On *929October 7, 2008 we acknowledged the automatic stay due to having received the notice of bankruptcy. Today we purport to sever the proceeding on our own motion. I would not.
I would inquire of the parties regarding whether the matter was appropriate for severance, in particular whether the Ap-pellees’ claims against the Appellants as well as the Appellants’ claims and counterclaims are severable. Before I vote to attempt to sever the Appellants, I would request briefing on the issue of severability. Further, it appears we may be creating an undesirable course of proceeding because, while represented by able counsel, none of the parties has sought this Court’s intervention in this manner.
Accordingly, I respectfully dissent from the severance and reinstatement order.