IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS No. 08-0192 IN RE NEXT FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus ORDERED: 1. Relator's emergency motion for temporary relief, filed March 12, 2008, is granted. All trial court proceedings, in Cause No. 2007- 64475, styled Michael S. Clements v. Next Financial Group, Inc., in the 152nd District Court of Harris 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 March 28, 2008. [pic] Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk Supreme Court of Texas

By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk