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July 25, 2008 TEXAS SUPREME COURT ORDERS

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR REVIEW IS STRUCK
PURSUANT TO TEXAS RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 9.4(i):

08-0471  KOLL BREN FUND VI LP AND HARTMAN 3100 WESLAYAN ACQUISITIONS, LP, AS THE
PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS v. HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT
AND THE APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD OF HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT; from Harris
County; 1st district (01-07-00321-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02-28-08)
The Court strikes the petition for review with the following notations: "The petition violates Texas Rules
of Appellate Procedure 9.4(f), (h) and 53.6 and is struck. Petitioner is ordered to redraw; the redrawn
petition is due to be filed August 4, 2008."

ORDERS ON MOTIONS FOR REHEARING

THE MOTIONS FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:

08-0124  ROBERT LEE HOOD v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., ET AL.; from Dallas County; 5th district
(05-05-01049-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01-31-08)

08-0249  ROBIN G. WAKELAND v. GLORIA S. WAKELAND AND WILLIAM R. WAKELAND; from Bexar
County; 4th district (04-07-00332-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02-13-08)

THE MOTION FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS
DENIED:

08-0313  IN RE DONALD D. WILLIS

MISCELLANEOUS

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ARE DENIED:

08-0408  IN RE JOHN W. BANOS; from Polk County; 9th district
(09-08-00134-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04-24-08)

08-0476  IN RE TED LAWRENCE ROBERTSON; from Harris County
motion to subpoena transcript and/or reporter's record dismissed as moot

08-0488  IN RE JOHNNY AL HUNTER; from Travis County

08-0489  IN RE PROMENADE LOCK DOC, LLC; from Dallas County; 5th district
(05-08-00660-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-04-08)

July 18, 2008 Orders

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE WITHDRAWN:

07-0892  NEWTON B. SCHWARTZ, SR. AND LAW OFFICE OF NEWTON B. SCHWARTZ, SR. v.
CYNTHIA SANFORD, NEIL SANFORD AND PAULA WELCH; from Galveston County; 14th district
(14-07-00371-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-26-07)
petitioner's motion to dismiss and withdraw petition for review granted

08-0446   
CLINTON E. WOLF AND JOANN P. WOLF v. VINCENT B. ANDREAS, III AND MICHAEL L.
ANDREAS; from El Paso County; 8th district (08-06-00297-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04-24-08)
agreed motion to withdraw petition for review granted

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR REVIEW IS STRUCK PURSUANT TO TEXAS RULE OF
APPELLATE PROCEDURE 9.4(i):

08-0445  HIGHTOWER, ET AL. v. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL.; from Dallas
County; 5th district
(05-07-00389-CV, 251 SW3d 218, 04-22-08)
The Court strikes the petition for review with the following notations: "The petition violates Texas Rules
of Appellate Procedure 53.2(k)(1)(A) and (C) and is struck. Petitioner is ordered to redraw; the
redrawn petition is due to be filed July 28, 2008."

ORDERS ON MOTIONS FOR REHEARING

THE MOTION FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR REVIEW IS DENIED:

07-0574    WILLIAM LOWE, M.D. v. MARY HERNANDEZ; from Tarrant County; 2nd district
(02-06-00132-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-07-07)

THE MOTION FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS
DENIED:

08-0285          

IN RE RICK BEARD; from Tarrant County

MISCELLANEOUS

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS WITHDRAWN:

01-0567  IN RE CAROLYN ABBOTT AND LORETTA ALCORN, ET AL.; from Galveston County; 1st
district (
01-01-00357-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-10-01)
abatement order issued September 20, 2001, lifted
petition reinstated
relators' motion to withdraw the petition for writ of mandamus granted

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ARE DENIED:

08-0432  IN RE CYNTHIA R. FROST; from Smith County; 12th district
(12-08-00154-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-21-08) as redrafted motion for stay, as supplemented, denied

08-0532          

IN RE KENNETH FIELDS; from Montgomery County; 9th district (09-08-00193-CV, ___ SW3d ___,
06-12-08) relator's motion for temporary relief to stay underlying proceedings denied

08-0537
IN RE ADAM E. SALAZAR, ET AL.; from Bexar County; 4th district (04-08-00022-CV, ___
SW3d ___, 07-16-08) emergency relief requested denied

08-0553  IN RE IGNACIO VILLARREAL CANTÙ, FERNANDO VILLARREAL CANTÙ, AND CONSUELO
VILLARREAL CANTÙ; from Cameron County; 13th district (
13-08-00408-CV)
emergency motion for temporary relief denied
petition for mandamus, or, in the alternative, habeas corpus or prohibition denied

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS DISMISSED:

02-0761  IN RE AMERICAN COMMERCIAL BARGE LINE, L.L.C., AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES,
L.L.C., CSX CORPORATION, NATIONAL MARINE INC., AND VECTURA GROUP; from Jefferson
County; 9th district (
09-02-00308-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-12-02)
abatement order issued May 1, 2003, lifted
petition reinstated
unopposed motion to dismiss, as amended, granted

Orders Pronounced July 17, 2008

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS DENIED:

08-0423  IN RE MARY JANE BARTON; from Randall County; 7th district (07-08-00123-CV, ___ SW3d
___, 04-30-08) as redrafted, motion for emergency relief denied

July 11, 2008 Orders

ORDERS ON MOTIONS FOR REHEARING

THE MOTIONS FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING
PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:

08-1075  ROBERT S. BENNETT v. KELLY COGHLAN; from Harris County;
1st district (01-04-00104-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-16-07)

08-0196  ROMEO LONGORIA, ET AL. v. EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION, ET AL.; from Brooks County;
4th district
(04-06-00474-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01-30-08)
(Justice O'Neill and Justice Green not sitting)

MISCELLANEOUS

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ARE DENIED:

07-0339  DANIEL SMITH AND DARLENE BENTON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR TO AND
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATES OF DOROTHY CAPPS, DECEASED AND KAREN CARLISLE,
DECEASED v. SHAMROCK CARE CENTER, INC. D/B/A HERITAGE OAKS WEST NURSING HOME;
from Ellis County
notice of direct appeal, being treated as petition for writ of mandamus, denied

08-0273  IN RE MIKE R. ORTEGA; from Tarrant County; 2nd district
(02-08-00082-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03-10-08)

08-0377  IN RE BILLY HOLMES; from Harris County

08-0422  IN RE GEORGE C. EVANS; from Dallas County; 5th district
(05-08-00231-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03-14-08)

08-0438  IN RE HEIDI ORTUNO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF J.O., A MINOR CHILD; from
Harris County; 14th district (14-08-00227-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-06-08)

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS DISMISSED:

06-1041  IN RE AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD, LLP, EDWARD J. FIELDS, JR. AND SPENCER
B. YOUNG; from Dallas County; 5th district (05-06-01226-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10-16-06)
abatement order issued March 9, 2007, lifted
petition reinstated
joint motion to dismiss granted