Motion Granted; Abatement Order filed November 5, 2013.

In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-13-00637-CV ____________ EDWARD MAYO, Appellant V. FIVE STAR MERCHANT SERVICES, INC., Appellee

On Appeal from the 11th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2011-26253

ABATEMENT ORDER On October 31, 2013, appellant filed an agreed motion to abate this appeal so that the parties may continue settlement negotiations. We GRANT the motion and issue the following order: The court ORDERS the appeal ABATED for a period of twenty-one days, and the appellate deadlines in this case are suspended for twenty-one days from the date of this order.

If the parties are successful in their settlement negotiations, the court ORDERS the parties to file a motion to dismiss the appeal, other dispositive motion, or a motion for additional time to file the dispositive motion, within ten days from the conclusion of the abatement period. If no settlement agreement is reached, appellant shall file his brief at the end of the abatement period.

The appeal is ABATED, treated as a closed case, and removed from this court’s active docket for a period of twenty-one days. The appeal will be reinstated on this court’s active docket after twenty-one days. Any party may file a motion stating grounds for reinstating the appeal before the end of the abatement period.

Any party may also file a motion to dismiss the appeal or other dispositive motion at any time. Any party may file a motion to extend the abatement period to finalize a settlement.

PER CURIAM