IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS

No. 10-0962

IN RE RSL FUNDING, LLC AND RAPID SETTLEMENTS, LTD.

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus

ORDERED:

1. Relators' motion for temporary relief, filed November 24, 2010, is granted. All trial court proceedings in Cause No. 2006-23366, styled Evelyn E. Franklin, Simmie Bernard King, Settlement Funding, LLC d/b/a Peachtree Settlement Funding v. Rapid Settlements, Ltd. and RSL Funding LLC, in the 113th District Court of Harris County, Texas, are stayed pending further order of this Court. 2. The real party in interest is requested to respond to relators' petition for writ of mandamus on or before 3:00 p.m., December 9, 2010. 3. The petition for writ of mandamus remains pending before this Court.

Done at the City of Austin, this November 24, 2010. [pic] Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk Supreme Court of Texas

By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk