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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 11.052

STAY OF PROCEEDINGS ON FILING OF MOTION

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Spiller v. Spiller (2000)

Most recently applied in Bergenholtz v. Eskenazi (May 2017)

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 806, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) On the filing of a motion under Section 11.051, the litigation is stayed and the moving defendant is not required to plead:

(1) if the motion is denied, before the 10th day after the date it is denied; or

(2) if the motion is granted, before the 10th day after the date the moving defendant receives written notice that the plaintiff has furnished the required security.

(b) On the filing of a motion under Section 11.051 on or after the date the trial starts, the litigation is stayed for a period the court determines.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.