IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS No. 06-0977 IN RE PENN-AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY On Petition for Writ of Mandamus ORDERED: 1. All trial court proceedings in Cause No. 23353, styled George and Suzanne Russell v. Penn-America Insurance Co. and Bryan United Roofing, Inc. d/b/a United Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc., in the 278th District Court of Walker County, Texas, are stayed pending further order of this Court.

3. The petition for writ of mandamus remains pending before this Court.

Done at the City of Austin, this December 22, 2006. [pic] Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk Supreme Court of Texas

By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk