IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS

(((((((((((((((( No. 08-0642 ((((((((((((((((

Robert S. Bennett, Individually, And The Bennett Law Firm, P.C., Petitioners

v.

Stephen T. Leas, Respondent

(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( On Petition for Review ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

ORDER

1. Pursuant to the suggestion of bankruptcy of Stephen T. Leas, filed with this Court on October 27, 2008, this case is ABATED effective August 11, 2008. 2. This case is abated pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 8.2 until further order of this Court and is removed from the Court's active docket, subject to reinstatement upon proper motion. Tex. R. App. P. 8.3. All motions and other documents pending or filed are abated subject to being reurged in the event the case is reinstated. Tex. R. App. P. 8.2 and 8.3. It is the parties' responsibility to immediately notify this Court once the automatic bankruptcy stay is lifted.

Done at the City of Austin, this 31st day of October, 2008.

[pic] Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk Supreme Court of Texas

By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk