IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS

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In Re Ruben S. Martin III, Relator

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ORDER

1. This case is ABATED, pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 7.2(b), for thirty days to allow the successor judge to reconsider the court's order issued September 19, 2008. 2. The case shall be abated, and removed from the Court's active docket, for thirty days, or until further order of the Court. 3. The parties are directed to notify this Court immediately of any change in status of the case, to notify this Court immediately when the successor judge has ruled, and to file a status report or other appropriate motion by March 9, 2009.

Done at the City of Austin, this 6th day of February, 2009.

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

By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk