October 21, 2005

Ms. Michelle E. Robberson Cooper & Scully, P.C. 900 Jackson Street, Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75202

Honorable Mackey K. Hancock 99th District Court P. O. Box 10536 Lubbock, TX 79408-3536

Mr. Joe L. Lovell Lovell Lovell Newsom & Isern, L.L.P. 112 West 8th Ave, Suite 1000 Amarillo, TX 79101-2314 Honorable William Charles Sowder 99th District Court P.O. Box 10536 Lubbock, TX 79408

Mr. Dicky Grigg Spivey Grigg Kelly & Knisely 48 East Avenue Suite 100 Austin, TX 78701-4320

Mr. Paul S. Colley Paul Colley Jr. & Associates 48 East Avenue Austin, TX 78701

RE: Case Number: 05-0814 Court of Appeals Number: 07-05-00033-CV Trial Court Number: 2003-522,597

Style: IN RE COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER AND JOHN EATON, L.V.N.

Dear Counsel:

Today the Supreme Court of Texas granted in part and denied in part the Motion for Immediate Temporary Relief and issued the enclosed abatement order in the above referenced-case. The relators' request for stay is denied. (Justice Johnson not sitting) Sincerely, [pic] Andrew Weber, Clerk

by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk Enclosure |cc:|Ms. Peggy Culp | | |Ms. Barbara Sucsy | | |Honorable William Charles | | |Sowder |