
                               August 27, 2010

Mr. Mike A. Hatchell
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP
100 Congress Avenue, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78701-4042

Mr. Juan A. Magallanes
Magallanes & Hinojosa, P.C.
1713 Boca Chica Blvd.
Brownsville, TX 78520
Honorable Benjamin Euresti
Judge, 107th District Court
974 E. Harrison
Brownsville, TX 78520

RE:   Case Number:  08-0995
      Court of Appeals Number:  13-08-00136-CV
      Trial Court Number:  2006-06-2741-G

Style:      IN RE  COLUMBIA VALLEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.P. D/B/A VALLEY
      REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Dear Counsel:

      Today the Supreme Court of Texas  issued  an  opinion  in  the  above-
referenced  cause.   You  may   obtain   a   copy   of   the   opinion   at:
http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/recent.asp.  If  you  would
like   the   opinion   by   email,   please   contact   Claudia   Jenks   at
claudia.jenks@courts.state.tx.us or call (512)463-1312 ext. 41367.


                                       Sincerely,
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                                       Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk
                                       by Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk
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