Michael Simmons; William Cayce Rivers; Mars Colony, LLC; and Meridian Hive, LLC d/b/a Meridian Hive Meadery and d/b/a Meridian Cellars Winery v. Evan Whitehead Appeal from 459th District Court of Travis County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
Annotate this Case
Download PDF
In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo No. 07-22-00009-CV MICHAEL SIMMONS; WILLIAM CAYCE RIVERS; MARS COLONY, LLC; AND MERIDIAN HIVE, LLC D/B/A MERIDIAN HIVE MEADERY AND D/B/A MERIDIAN CELLARS WINERY, APPELLANTS V. EVAN WHITEHEAD, APPELLEE On Appeal from the 459th District Court Travis County, Texas1 Trial Court No. D-1-GN-19-001880, Honorable Maya Guerra Gamble, Presiding February 25, 2022 ORDER OF ABATEMENT Before QUINN, C.J., and PARKER and DOSS, JJ. Appellants appeal from the trial court’s final judgment. On February 23, 2022, appellant Mars Colony, LLC filed a suggestion of bankruptcy, notifying the Court that it filed a bankruptcy petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas on February 23. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.1. The bankruptcy proceeding is styled 1 Originally appealed to the Third Court of Appeals, this appeal was transferred to this Court by the Texas Supreme Court pursuant to its docket equalizations efforts. See TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 73.001. In re Mars Colony, LLC, case number 22-10109-tmd. A copy of the petition is included with Mars Colony’s suggestion of bankruptcy. Pursuant to Rule of Appellate Procedure 8.2, we abate the appeal and suspend all appellate deadlines, including appellants’ 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 2
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
