Opinion filed February 10, 2020

In The

Eleventh Court of Appeals __________ No. 11-20-00010-CV __________ IN RE LONE STAR NGL PIPELINE LP AND ETP CRUDE LLC Original Mandamus Proceeding

ORDER Relators, Lone Star NGL Pipeline LP and ETP Crude LLC, filed this original petition for writ of mandamus in which they requested that we instruct the Honorable John Smith, District Judge of the 161st District Court of Ector County, to vacate an order entered on December 18, 2019, in Cause No. B-19-09-1223-CV. In that order, Judge Smith denied Relators’ motion to abate injunction proceedings and to set security. On February 3, 2020, we conditionally granted the petition for writ of mandamus as to the portion of the December 18, 2019 order in which Judge Smith denied Relators’ motion to set security, but we stated that a writ of mandamus would issue only if Judge Smith failed to vacate that portion of the order and set adequate security by February 13, 2020.

Relators and Real Parties in Interest have notified this court that they have reached an agreement to settle this dispute and that, once the settlement is completed, the proceeding in the trial court will be dismissed in its entirety. We therefore abate, until further order of this court, the requirements that Judge Smith (1) vacate the portion of the December 18, 2019 order in which he denied Relators’ motion to set security and (2) set adequate security. We order the parties to provide this court with a written report on the status of the settlement by February 25, 2020.

PER CURIAM

February 10, 2020 Panel consists of: Bailey, C.J., Stretcher, J., and Wright, S.C.J.1 Willson, J., not participating.

Jim R. Wright, Senior Chief Justice (Retired), Court of Appeals, 11th District of Texas at Eastland, sitting by assignment.