ANDREWS v. STANTON

No. 08-05-00206-CV.

198 S.W.3d 4 (2006)

Gilbert ANDREWS, Appellant, v. Thomas E. STANTON, Christopher Allen Antcliff, and Mark Gregory Briggs, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

January 5, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Pipoly, Pipoly Law Offices, San Antonio, for Appellant.

Steven L. Hughes, Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi & Galatzan, El Paso, for Appellees.

Before BARAJAS, C.J., McCLURE, and CHEW, JJ.


OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.

Gilbert Andrews appeals from an order dismissing his cause of action for want of prosecution. Because we conclude the trial court erroneously determined it lacked plenary power to consider Andrews' motion to reinstate, we reverse and remand.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

On May 17, 2004, Gilbert Andrews filed a legal malpractice suit against Thomas E. Stanton, Christopher Allen Antcliff, and Mark Gregory Briggs...

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