
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS


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                                 No. 05-0134
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               Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Petitioner

                                     v.

                Coastal Mart, Inc. and Coastal Markets, LTD.,

                     d/b/a Maverick Markets, Respondents



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                       On Petition for Review from the
                Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth District
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      ORDER

      1.    The motion to abate appeal, filed on May 24, 2006,  is  granted,
and this case is ABATED to allow the  parties  to  proceed  with  settlement
preparations.

      2.    This case is removed from the Court's active docket  until  July
3, 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 process.

            Done at the City of Austin, this 2nd day of June, 2006.

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                                       Andrew Weber, Clerk
                                       Supreme Court of Texas


                                       By Gena Pelham, Deputy Clerk




