January 27, 2012

Mr. Bryce E. Benjet Hull Hendricks LLP 221 West Sixth Street, Suite 960 Austin, TX 78701-3407

Mr. Bill Davis Office of the Attorney General of Texas Office of Solicitor General P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, TX 78711-2548 Honorable Rhonda G. Hurley Travis County 98th District Judge 1000 Guadalupe P.O. Box 1748 Austin, TX 78767

RE: Case Number: 11-0245 Court of Appeals Number: 03-10-00276-CV Trial Court Number: D-1-GN-09-000051

Style: IN RE CARL BASS, PATRICIA GRUTZMACHER AND THOMAS BAUER

Dear Counsel:

Today the Supreme Court of Texas issued the enclosed per curiam opinion in the above-referenced case. The petition is abated and the case is remanded to the trial court for findings of fact and conclusions of law. The trial court shall submit its findings to this Court no later than March 27, 2012. You may obtain a copy of the opinion at: http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/recent.asp. Sincerely, [pic] Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk

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