
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS


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                                 No. 04-0971
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                          In Re  Ford Motor Company



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                      On Petition for Writ of Mandamus
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      ORDER

      1.    The unopposed motion to abate appeal, filed on  July  13,  2005,
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
September 20, 2005, 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 22nd day of July, 2005.

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                                       Andrew Weber, Clerk
                                       Supreme Court of Texas


                                       By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk




