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

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

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.

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David Puryear, Justice

Before Chief Justice Law, Justices Puryear and Pemberton

Chief Justice Law Not Participating

Abated

Filed: February 12, 2009