COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ORDER OF ABATEMENT 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 On May 30, 2014, the parties filed a joint motion to abate the appeal pending mediation.

The motion is GRANTED. This appeal is abated pending the outcome of mediation. The parties are ORDERED to file a status update on the mediation within 2 business days of its conclusion.

It is so ORDERED.

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

Date: May 30, 2014