
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS


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                                 No. 09-0051
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                       In Re  Milton M. Smith, Relator

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                      On Petition for Writ of Mandamus
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      ORDER

      1.    Pursuant to the notice of bankruptcy of Milton M. Smith.,  filed
with this Court on February 2, 2009, this case is  ABATED  effective  as  of
January 30, 2009.
      2.    This case is abated pursuant  to  Tex.  R.  App.  P.  8.2  until
further order of this Court and is removed from the Court's  active  docket,
subject to reinstatement upon proper motion.  Tex.  R.  App.  P.  8.3.   All
motions and other documents pending or filed are  abated  subject  to  being
reurged in the event the case is reinstated.  Tex. R. App. P. 8.2  and  8.3.
It is the parties' responsibility to immediately notify this Court once  the
automatic bankruptcy stay is lifted.

      Done at the City of Austin, this 6th day of February, 2009.

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                                       Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk
                                       Supreme Court of Texas


                                       By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk




