IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS

(((((((((((((((( No. 08-0098 (((((((((((((((( Employees Retirement System Of Texas, Petitioner v. Carl M. Patton, Respondent (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( On Petition for Review ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

ORDER 1. The unopposed motion to abate case pending completion of settlement, filed on March 4, 2008, is granted, and this case is ABATED to allow the parties to proceed with settlement negotiations.

2. The case is abated until further order of this Court and is removed from the Court's active docket subject to reinstatement upon proper motion. All other documents pending or filed are abated subject to being reurged in the event the case is reinstated. It is the parties' responsibility to immediately notify this Court of any changes in the settlement proceedings on or before May 3, 2008.

Done at the City of Austin, this 14th day of March, 2008.

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

By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk