
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS


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                                 No. 08-0485
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  Texas State Board Of Podiatric Medical Examiners, Texas Podiatric Medical
            Association And Bruce A. Scudday, D.P.M., Petitioners

                                     v.

   Texas Orthopaedic Association, Texas Medical Association, and Andrew M.
                           Kant, M.D., Respondents

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                           On Petition for Review
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      ORDER

      1.    The joint motion to abate the appeal, filed on January 9,  2009,
is granted, and this case is ABATED.
      2.    This case is removed from the Court's active docket until  March
23, 2009, by which time the parties must file either a status  report  or  a
motion to dismiss.  The parties shall immediately notify  this  Court  about
any changes in status in the proceedings.

      Done at the City of Austin, this 20th day of January, 2009.

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                                       Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk
                                       Supreme Court of Texas


                                       By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk




