January 13, 2012 Ms. Laurie E. Ratliff Ikard Golden Jones, P.C.

400 West 15th Street, Suite 975 Austin, TX 78701 Mr. Jack W. Lawter Jr. Lawter & Lawter LLP 5615 Kirby, Suite 930 Houston, TX 77005 Mr. Ronald B. Walker Walker Keeling & Carroll P.O. Box 108 Victoria, TX 77902 Honorable Kemper Stephen Williams 135th District Court Judge N. Bridge Street, 3rd Floor Victoria, TX 77901-6544 Mr. Kevin D. Cullen Cullen Carsner Seerden & Cullen LLP PO Box 2938 S. Main Street Victoria, TX 77902-2938 RE: Case Number: 11-0558 Court of Appeals Number: 13-11-00400-CV Trial Court Number: 11-02-9700-CV Style: IN RE CYNTHIA ANN SCHENDEL NANKERVIS, RICHARD EARL SCHENDEL AND ROBERT EDWARD SCHENDEL Dear Counsel: Today the Supreme Court of Texas granted the Agreed Motion to Abate and issued the enclosed abatement order in the above-referenced case.

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Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk

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