IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS

444444444444 No. 03-0252 444444444444

IN RE HOUSTON NORTHWEST PARTNERS, LTD., INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER AND RENEE BRANCH, R.N.

4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 On Petition for Writ of Mandamus 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444

ORDER

1. The Court abated the petition for writ of mandamus June 29, 2004, to allow the parties to proceed with a hearing on the parties' motion to approve the settlement agreement.

2. The parties are ordered to notify the Court of the outcome of the hearing on the motion to approve the settlement agreement.

Done at the City of Austin, this 29th day June , 2004.

Andrew Weber, Clerk Supreme Court of Texas

By_____________________________ Nancy J. Vega, Deputy Clerk