
                        IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS


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                                 No. 10-1011
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                        In Re  Sarah Kovich, Relator

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                      On Petition for Writ of Mandamus
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      ORDER

      1.    The unopposed motion to  abate  original  proceeding,  filed  on
January 5, 2011, is granted.  This case is ABATED pursuant  to  Texas  Rules
of Appellate Procedure 7.2(b).
      2.    This case is  removed  from  the  Court's  active  docket  until
further order of this Court.  The parties shall timely notify this Court  of
all events affecting the status of this case, including when  the  successor
judge has ruled  in  accordance  with  Texas  Rule  of  Appellate  Procedure
7.2(b).  The parties shall file either a status report or motion to  dismiss
by March 8, 2011.
      3.    The Supreme Court of Texas lifts in part the stay  order  issued
December 14, 2010 to allow the new  trial  court  judge  to  reconsider  the
November 17, 2010 Order Denying Motion to Dismiss for Lack  of  Standing  in
Cause No. 10-16367-R, styled In the  Interest  of  P.J.  and  N.J.K.,  Minor
Children, in the 254th District Court of Dallas County, Texas.

      Done at the City of Austin, this 7th day of January, 2011.

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                                       Blake A. Hawthorne, Clerk
                                       Supreme Court of Texas


                                       By Claudia Jenks, Chief Deputy Clerk




