IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS

No. 09-0131

IN RE SCI TEXAS FUNERAL SERVICES, INC. DBA HIGHLAND MEMORIAL PARK; AND SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus

ORDERED:

1. Relators' motion for temporary relief and for expedited consideration, filed February 13, 2009, is granted. All trial court proceedings in Cause No. C-1186-04-G, styled Leticia G. Leal, Frank Garza, Beatriz Cavazos, Noe Cavazos, Maria Elena Cisneros, Petra Lopez, Catherine E. Rogers, Evelyn Rogers, and Gerald Rogers v. SCI Texas Funeral Services, Inc. d/b/a Highland Memorial Park and Service Corporation International, in the 370th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, are stayed pending further order of this Court. 2. The real parties in interest are requested to respond to relators' petition for writ of mandamus on or before 3:00 p.m., February 27, 2009. 3. The petition for writ of mandamus remains pending before this Court.

Done at the City of Austin, this February 17, 2009. [pic] Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk Supreme Court of Texas

By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk