
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS


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                                 No. 08-0289
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                In Re  Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Et Al.



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                      On Petition for Writ of Mandamus
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      ORDER

       1.     The  joint  emergency  motion  to  stay  or   abate   mandamus
proceedings pursuant to settlement, filed on May 15, 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  subject  to
reinstatement upon proper motion.  All motions and other  documents  pending
or filed are abated subject to being reurged in the event  the  petition  is
reinstated.  The parties shall  immediately  notify  this  Court  about  any
changes in status in the settlement proceedings.

      Done at the City of Austin, this 15th day of May, 2008.

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                                       Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk
                                       Supreme Court of Texas


                                       By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk




