COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ORDER Appellate case name: In re Noble Drilling (Jim Thompson), LLC Appellate case number: 01-14-00256-CV Trial court case number: 2011-43366 Trial court: 215th District Court of Harris County The abatement in our order of May 30, 2014 is lifted, and this appeal is returned to our active docket.

Real Party in Interest, Salvadore Maciel, is requested to file a response to Relator’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus. The response, if any, is due within 30 days of the date of this order. Absent extraordinary circumstances, no extensions of this deadline will be granted.

It is so ORDERED.

Judge’s signature: /s/ Harvey Brown X Acting individually  Acting for the Court

Date: July 31, 2014