COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ORDER Appellate case name: In re Arnold & Itkin, L.L.P., Beck Redden, L.L.P., Albritton Law Firm, Kurt Arnold, Cory Itkin, Jason Itkin, Russell Post, Fields Alexander, Jas Brar and Eric Albritton Appellate case number: 01-15-00990-CV Trial court case number: 2015-28543 Trial court: 11th District Court of Harris County On November 24, 2015, relators in the above-captioned original proceeding filed a petition for writ of mandamus challenging the trial court’s September 17, 2015 and November 9, 2015 orders denying relators’ pleas to the jurisdiction and pleas in abatement.

The Court requests that the real parties in interest respond to the petition for writ of mandamus. It is ordered that the response of any interested party shall be due on or before January 4, 2016.

It is so ORDERED.

Judge’s signature: /s/ Jane Bland  Acting individually  Acting for the Court

Date: November 25, 2015