January 30, 2009

Mr. Daryl L. Moore Daryl L. Moore, P.C. 1005 Heights Blvd. Houston, TX 77008

Ms. Susan Carstens Law Office of Susan Carstens 7500 San Felipe, Suite 780 Houston, TX 77063

Mr. Gregg R. Brown Germer Gertz Beaman & Brown LLP 301 Congress Ave., Suite 1700 Austin, TX 78701

Mr. Jeffrey Roberts Allen Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, LLP 1000 Ballpark Way, Suite 300 Arlington, TX 76011

Mr. Larry D. Thompson Lorance & Thompson 2900 North Loop W., Ste. 500 Houston, TX 77092

Mr. Michael L. Baker Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard, L.L.P. 595 Orleans Street, Suite 1400 Beaumont, TX 77701-3255

Ms. Diana Panian Larson Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP 1000 Louisiana, Suite 3400 Houston, TX 77002-5007

Ms. Karen L. Spivey Pate & Spivey, L.L.P. 505 Orleans, Suite 500 Beaumont, TX 77701

Ms. Pamela Stanton Baron Attorney at Law P.O. Box 5573 Austin, TX 78763

Mr. Charles Stanton Perry Haynes and Boone, LLP 1 Houston Center 1221 McKinney Ste 2100 Houston, TX 77010

Mr. James M. Riley Jr. Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee, P.C. 3 East Greenway Plaza, Suite 2000 Houston, TX 77046-0307

Mr. Jonathan B. Shoebotham Thompson & Knight 333 Clay Street, Suite 3300 Houston, TX 77002

Mr. M. C. Carrington Mehaffy & Weber, P.C. P. O. Box 16 Beaumont, TX 77004-0016

Mr. Robert Phillip Scott Abrams Scott & Bickley, L.L.P. 700 Louisiana, Suite 4000 Ms. Elizabeth Eve Baker Baker Botts L.L.P. 910 Louisiana Street One Shell Plaza Houston, TX 77002 Houston, TX 77002-2727

RE: Case Number: 08-0033 Court of Appeals Number: 09-07-00308-CV Trial Court Number: A-060640-C

Style: JAMES ANDERSON, PATRICIA ANDERSON, JACK CROWDER, CATHY CROWDER, GARY DZYAK, GEORGE ROSEMEIER, EVELYN ROSEMEIER, TOBY SIMMONS, AND PEGGY SIMMONS v. CROWN CENTRAL LLC, ET AL.

Dear Counsel:

The Supreme Court of Texas today abated the petition for review filed in the above-referenced case and issued the enclosed abatement order. Sincerely, [pic]

Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk

by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk

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