Michael Drew, Government Energy Management, LLC v. Elumenus Lighting Corporation, Inc.

Order entered January 17, 2014

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-13-01551-CV

MICHAEL DREW, GOVERNMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT, LLC, ET AL., Appellants

V.

ELUMENUS LIGHTING CORPORATION, INC., Appellee

On Appeal from the 199th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 199-02318-2013 Before Chief Justice Wright and Justices Lang-Miers and Brown ORDER This is an interlocutory appeal from an order denying appellants’ special appearance. See

TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014(a)(7) (West 2013). Pursuant to Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 51.014(b), the commencement of trial pending resolution of the appeal is stayed. See id. 51.014(b). By motion filed December 20, 2013, appellants seek to expand the stay to “all” proceedings in the trial court, including discovery. Appellee opposes the motion.

We GRANT the motion and STAY all further proceedings in the trial court, including discovery, pending resolution of the appeal or further order of this Court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 29.3; Oryx Capital Int’l, Inc. v. Sage Apartments, 167 S.W.3d 432, 436-37 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2005, no pet.); Lacefield v. Elec. Fin. Grp., Inc., 21 S.W.3d 799, 800 (Tex. App.— Waco 2000, order) (per curiam).

/s/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS JUSTICE