
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS


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                                 No. 07-0457
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 Linda Thomas, Individually And As Personal Representative Of The Estate Of
    Damon Hollimon, Deceased And Ashley Dominque Hollimon, Individually,
                                 Petitioners

                                     v.

   Institutional Division of The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and
                         Glenda Pierson, Respondents

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                           On Petition for Review
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      ORDER

      1.    The agreed joint motion to abate, filed on  February  28,  2008,
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  May
5, 2008, 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 settlement proceedings.

      Done at the City of Austin, this 5th day of March, 2008.

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                                       Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk
                                       Supreme Court of Texas


                                       By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk




