120-day expert report deadline. See id. § 74.052(a). Section 74.052(a) states that a plaintiffs failure to provide proper authorization for release of medical information “shall abate all further proceedings against the [defendant] until 60 days following receipt ... of the required authorization.” Id. Although Regis had previously asked for medical records, she did not provide HCHD the proper authorization form until December 9, 2004. Thus, she argues the case should have been abated until 60 days after December 9, 2004, which would also toll the 120-day period for service of her expert report by 60 days. However, an abatement of the proceedings under section 74.052(a) does not toll or extend the 120-day period for filing an expert report. Cf Emeritus, 2006 WL 1466542, at *7, at 327 (<HOLDING>). As the court in Emeritus reasoned, if
holding that the circuit judge did not have the authority to extend the thirtyday time limit for filing a notice of appeal holding agreed abatement to allow compliance with 60day notice requirement of section 74051a did not extend 120day deadline or constitute an agreement of the parties to extend holding that after dismissal plaintiffs may refile suit after compliance with rcras 60day notice requirement holding 11 usc  108b2 applied to extend unexpired 60day period to file notice of appeal to 60 days after order for relief but that appeal was untimely holding  108c2 applied to extend the deadline to file a notice of appeal in state court until at least 30 days after notice of the stays termination or expiration