Order entered April 25, 2016

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-16-00342-CV MICHAEL O’BRIEN PICKENS, Appellant V. JACK M. THOMAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 192nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-14-06104 ORDER The Court has been notified that a petition for bankruptcy has been filed in United States Bankruptcy Court concerning appellant. Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362, further action in this cause is automatically stayed. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2.

Accordingly, for administrative purposes, this cause is ABATED and will be treated as a closed case. It may be reinstated on prompt motion by any party showing that the stay has been lifted and specifying what further action, if any, is required from this Court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 8.3.

/s/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS JUSTICE