June 18, 2010

Mr. Mitchell Madden MaddenSwell, LLP 1755 Wittington Place, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75234

Honorable Tracy K. Christopher 14th Court of Appeals 1307 San Jacinto, 11th Floor Houston, TX 77002 Honorable Caroline E. Baker 295th Civil District Court Harris County Civil Courthouse Caroline, 14th Floor Houston, TX 77002 Mr. J. Brett Busby Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP Louisiana Street, Suite 2300 Houston, TX 77002 RE: Case Number: 10-0270 Court of Appeals Number: 01-10-00285-CV Trial Court Number: 0680212 Style: IN RE GENE E. PHILLIPS, INDIVIDUALLY, AND D/B/A PHILLIPS OIL INTERESTS, ET AL.

Dear Counsel: Today the Supreme Court of Texas issued the enclosed abatement order in the above referenced-cause. Effective as of May 17, 2010, this case is abated pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 8.2 until further order of this Court and is removed from the Court's active docket. The Court directs the parties to timely notify the Court of all events affecting the status of this case, and, in any event, to file a status report by August 2, 2010. (Justice Guzman not sitting) Sincerely, [pic]

Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk

by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk |cc:|Mr. Loren Jackson | | |Ms. M. Karinne | | |McCullough | | |Mr. Jeffrey H. Uzick |