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*1 NUMBER 13-07-00483-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________ GLASSTEX, INC., Appellant,

ARCH ALUMINUM AND GLASS CO. INC.,

AND JAMES P. GRISSOM, Appellees. ____________________________________________________________ On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2

of Hidalgo County, Texas.

____________________________________________________________ ORDER OF REINSTATEMENT

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Benavides

Order Per Curiam

This case has been pending on this Court’s docket since July 12, 2007. The case was orally argued by the parties on October 22, 2009, and on February 16, 2010, Arch filed a Suggestion of Bankruptcy notifying this Court that Arch had filed a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Florida federal court. As a result, we abated this appeal due to Arch’s filing. See 11 U.S.C. § 362; see generally T EX . R. A PP . P. 8.

While in abatement, this Court has periodically requested status updates from both parties. On August 19, 2015, Arch and Grissom filed its latest status report and stated that “substantially all of the assets of Arch were sold” and that “the bankruptcy co urt has exclusive jurisdiction over any claims against Arch[,] and [Arch] lacks assets to pay any judgment or standing to continue any litigation in this Court.” Arch further asserted that Glasstex “failed or refused to file” a claim against it in the ban kruptcy court. As a result, Arch asks this Court to dismiss Glasstex’s appeal for failing to file a status report with this Court, or obtain an order lifting the automatic stay in bankruptcy court and file that order with this Court. In its response, Glasstex asserts that Arch has failed to provide any argument or proof to dismiss this case, and that this Court should render an opinion on the merits of the appeal.

After considering the filings in this case and the arguments of the parties, this Court is of the opinion that this case shall be REINSTATED for full consideration of the appeal on its merits.

It is so ORDERED.

PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the

18th day of December, 2015.