TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-08-00144-CV

Harry L. Sivley, Special Deputy Receiver of Comprehensive Health Services of Texas, Inc., d/b/a Wellchoice, Appellant v. N.S. Rangarajan, Robert B. Low, James W. Patton, Stanley R. Kirk, Mark D. Keshishian, Jeffrey Richardon, and Comprehensive Health Services, Inc., Appellees FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 345TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-GN-00-001863, HONORABLE MARGARET A. COOPER, JUDGE PRESIDING

NO. 03-08-00148-CV

Harry L. Sivley, Special Deputy Receiver of Comprehensive Health Services of Texas, Inc., d/b/a Wellchoice, Appellant v. N.S. Rangarajan, Robert B. Low, James W. Patton, Stanley R. Kirk, Mark D. Keshishian, and Jeffrey Richardon, Appellees FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 345TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-GN-03-00001, HONORABLE MARGARET A. COOPER, JUDGE PRESIDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The parties have filed joint motions to abate, explaining that they have reached a tentative settlement of their disputes. They ask that we abate the appeals to give them time to finalize the settlement process. We grant the motions and abate the appeals for sixty days. The parties are ordered to file a report no later than April 6, 2009, informing this Court of the status of the settlement proceedings.

___________________________________________ David Puryear, Justice Before Chief Justice Law, Justices Puryear and Pemberton Chief Justice Law Not Participating Abated Filed: February 12, 2009