COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ORDER ON MOTION Cause Number: 01-13-00412-CV Trial Court Cause Number: 2011-43366 Style: In re Noble Drilling (Jim Thompson), LLC

Date motion filed*: May 15, 2013 Type of motion: Emergency Motion to Stay Party filing motion: Relator Document to be filed: N/A Is appeal accelerated? YES NO Ordered that motion is: Granted If document is to be filed, document due: Absent extraordinary circumstances, the Court will not grant additional motions to extend time Denied Dismissed (e.g., want of jurisdiction, moot) Other: The court grants the motion to stay all proceedings in the trial court except for discovery unrelated to photographs. No further hearings on discovery disputes may be conducted during the pendency of this mandamus proceeding.

Judge's signature: /s/ Harvey Brown Acting individually Acting for the Court Panel consists of Date: May 17, 2013