February 06, 2009

Mr. Robert Craig Stern Killeen & Stern, P.C.

400 Poydras Street, Suite 1710 New Orleans, LA 70130

Honorable Levi James Benton 215th Judicial District Court Caroline, 13th Floor Houston, TX 77002 Mr. Robert Joseph Killeen Jr. Killeen & Stern, P.C.

8 Greenway Plaza, Suite 614 Houston, TX 77046

Mr. Neil D. Kelly Andrews Kurth LLP Travis, Suite 4200 Houston, TX 77002 RE: Case Number: 08-0977 Court of Appeals Number: 01-08-00782-CV Trial Court Number: 2008-53948 Style: IN RE RUBEN S. MARTIN III Dear Counsel: Today the Supreme Court of Texas issued the enclosed abatement order in the above-referenced case.

Sincerely, [pic]

Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk

by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk Enclosure |cc:|Mr. Troy Ray Ford | | |Mr. Robert Summers | | |Mr. David N. Kitner | | |Ms. Theresa Chang | | |Ms. M. Karinne | | |McCullough | | |Mr. Chris Booth |