IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS

No. 09-0761

IN RE ART HARRIS

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus

ORDERED:

1. Relator's emergency motion for temporary relief, filed September 11, 2009, is granted. The trial court orders dated January 27, 2009, May 11, 2009, and August 28, 2009 in Cause No. 2008-24181, styled Virgie Arthur v. Howard K. Stern, Bonnie Stern, Lyndal Harrington, Art Harris, Nelda Turner, Teresa Stephens, Larry Birkhead, Harvey Levin, and TMZ Productions, Inc., in the 280th 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 September 11, 2009. [pic] Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk Supreme Court of Texas

By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk