
                        IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS


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                                 No. 11-0350
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                            In Re  Gecu, Relator

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                      On Petition for Writ of Mandamus
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      ORDER

      1.    The  Joint  Motion  for  Abatement  and  Request  for  Expedited
Ruling, filed on December 2, 2011, is granted, and this case  is  ABATED  to
allow the parties to proceed with settlement negotiations.
      2.    This case is  removed  from  the  Court's  active  docket  until
January 5, 2012, 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 the status of the case.

      Done at the City of Austin, this 6th day of December, 2011.

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                                       Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk
                                       Supreme Court of Texas


                                       By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk




