in Re Michael Allyn Conner and Iesi Solid Waste Services

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• holding that when plaintiffs provided no reasonable explanation for their nearly decade-long delay in prosecuting suit, their failure to show good cause required trial court to dismiss case under inherent power or Rule 165a(2)
• holding that when plaintiffs provided no reasonable explanation 12 for their nearly decade-long delay in prosecuting suit, their failure to show good cause required trial court to dismiss case under inherent power or Rule 165a(2)
• noting that “while Rule 165a(2) does not refer to Rule 165a(1)’s procedural requirements, including notice and a hearing, neither does it suggest a basis for deviating from those procedures”
• stating that “[t]he Peels’ suit well exceeded this time frame” and “[a]bsent any 6 reasonable explanation for the delay, the trial court clearly abused its discretion by disregarding the conclusive presumption of abandonment”
• explaining conclusive presumption of abandonment applies based on party’s own failure to provide explanation for unreasonable delay
• obligating the parties and their attorneys to also make any agreements regarding discovery reasonably necessary “for the efficient disposition of the case”

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