IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS No. 08-0298 IN RE MEDICAL CARBON RESEARCH INSTITUTE, L.L.C. AND JACK C. BOKROS, PH.D.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus ORDERED: 1. Relators' motion for stay, filed April 21, 2008, is granted.

All trial court proceedings in Cause No. 33349 BH05, styled Michael M.

Phillips v. Jack C. Bokros, Ph.D. and Medical Carbon Research Institute, L.L.C., in the 23rd District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, are stayed pending further order of this Court.

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

Done at the City of Austin, this May 27, 2008. [pic] Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk Supreme Court of Texas

By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk