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THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS Post Office Box 12248 Austin, Texas 78711 (512)463-1312

RLFD IN COURT CF APPEALS December 03, 2012 Mr. Mike A. Hatchell Mr. Ronald D. Stutes Locke Lord LLP Potter Minton, P.C.

100 Congress Avenue, Suite 300 HON College, Suite 50) Austin, TX 78701-2748 Tyler, TX 75701 CATHY S. LUSK, CLtRK RE: Case Number: 11-0161 Court of Appeals Number: 12-09-00189-CV Trial Court Number: 96-123

Style: LARRY T. LONG, L. ALLAN LONG, AND B. VIRGINIA LONG, IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS TRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCE ALLAN LONG TRUST, THE CHARLES EDWARD LONG TRUST, THE LARRY THOMAS LONG TRUST AND THE JOHN STEPHEN LONG TRUST D/B/A THE LONG TRUSTS v. CASTLE TEXAS PRODUCTION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Dear Counsel:

Today the Supreme Court of Texas issued the enclosed order in the above-referenced cause.

Sincerely, ^V. VW>v5S^.

Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk cc: Jean Hodges Cathy S. Lusk FILE COPY

FLFD IN COURT CFAPPEALS E SUPREME COURT OF liEX&S D&C 4 2012 NO. 11-0161 L Larry T. Long, L. Allan Long, And B. Virginia Long, In Their Capacities As Trustees Of The Lawrence Allan Long Trust, The Charles Edward Long Trust, The Larry Thomas Long Trust And The John Stephen Long Trust D/b/a The Long Trusts, Petitioners V.

CASTLE TEXAS PRODUCTION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, RESPONDENT

On Petition for Review

ORDER

1. Pursuant to Castle Texas Production Limited Partnership's Notice to Petitioners of Removal to Federal Court, filed on November 29, 2012, this case is ABATED effective immediately.

2. This case is abated pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 8.2 until further order of this Court and is removed from the Court's active docket, subject to reinstatement upon proper motion. Tex. R. App. P. 8.3. All motions and other documents pending or filed are abated subject to being reurged in the event the case is reinstated. TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2 and 8.3. The Court directs the parties to notify the Court of all events affecting the status of this case, and, in any event, to file a status report by February 1,2013. .

Done at the City of Austin, this 3rd of December, 2012.

^. VV»^vF5^_ Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk Supreme Court of Texas

By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk