COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ORDER ON MOTION Cause Number: 01-16-00297-CV Trial Court Cause Number: 1071453 Style: Joe Shields v Ultimate Vacation Group LLC d/b/a Royal Bahamas Cruise Line Date motion filed*: October 28, 2016 Type of motion: Appellant’s Request to Take Judicial Notice Party filing motion: Appellant Joe Shields Document to be filed: 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: _____________________________________

Judge's signature: /s/ Justice Michael Massengale Acting individually Acting for the Court Panel consists of Justices Jennings, Higley, and Massengale Date: April 13, 2017