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NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, P.A.; from Harris County; 14th district (14-96-00049-CV, 955 SW2D 120, 10-16-97) (#` XX` ` X 2 petitions(# XX` ` X The Court withdraws its order of June 5, 1998, denying the petitions for review; grants the motion for rehearing; and grants both petitions. Submission and oral argument will be scheduled at a later date.  98-1100` ` ELLIOTT-WILLIAMS CO., INC. v. MANUEL DIAZ and IRMA JULIETA DIAZ; from El Paso County; 8th district (08-97-00117-CV, 974 SW2D 915, 08-06-98) (#`  ] D  ORDERS ON PETITIONS FOR REVIEW THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED: 98-0413` ` MACO STEWART and LEISURE RESORTS, INC. v. BANK ONE, TEXAS, N.A., BONNET RESOURCES CORPORATION, TRENDMAKER, INC. and WEYERHAEUSER REAL ESTATE COMPANY; from Harris County; 14th district (14-93-00899-CV, 967 SW2D 419, 06-26-97) (#` XX` ` X 2 petitions(# 0)0*0*0*`w!0Ԍ99-0088` ` IN THE MATTER OF D. W. R.; from Guadalupe County; 4th district (04-98-00530-CV, RULE 47.7, 12-16-98) (#` 99-0125` ` STEPHEN WOOD and PAULA WOOD v. CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION; from Montgomery County; 9th district (09-97-00539-CV, RULE 47.7, 12-31-98) (#` 99-0159` ` SUSIE CLEMONS and LEONARD CLEMONS v. JAMES DENSON; from Harris County; 1st district (01-96-01454-CV, 981 SW2D 941, 11-25-98) (#` 99-0174` ` DON ELWOOD and TIMBERIDGE CUSTOM BUILDERS, INC. v. CIGNA LLOYDS; from Tarrant County; 7th district (07-98-00106-CV, RULE 47.7, 01-08-99) (#` 99-0302` ` THE STATE OF TEXAS v. J. GRADY BROWN, JR.; from Denton County; 2nd district (02-97-00356-CV, 984, SW2D 348, 01-07-99) (#` 99-0354` ` NEALE WOOD v. DIANE TICE, D.D.S., BARRY SOLOMON, D.D.S., and DENTAL CENTERS OF AMERICA, L.L.C., d/b/a WINDSOR DENTAL CENTER; from Bexar County; 4th district (04-98-00392-CV, 988 SW2D 829, 02-17-99) (#` 99-0357` ` DAVID M. SWIFT v. MARTIN W. SEIDLER; from Bexar County; 4th district (04-98-00519-CV, 988 SW2D 860,03-03-99) (#` 99-0367` ` DONALD J. HOLT v. ALLIED VISTA, INC., and THOMAS LYON; from Harris County; 14th district (14-97-00566-CV, 987 SW2D 138, 01-14-99) (#` 99-0377` ` E. D. HAY, OLIVIA HAHN HAY, SCOTT D. HAY, ADA LANELLE HAY and JOYCE ANN HAY BOWER v. SHELL OIL COMPANY; from De Witt County; 13th district (13-97-00333-CV, 986 SW2D 772, 02-04-99) (#` 99-0402` ` JOHN M. FINK, M.D. v. TEXAS STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS; from Travis County; 3rd district (03-98-00191-CV, RULE 47.7, 05-18-99) (#` 99-0407` ` LUIS ALVIZO, individually, and MARGARITA ALVIZO, as next friend of LUIS ALVIZO, JR., ARMANDO ALVIZO and JOSE MIGUEL ALVIZO, minors v. AUSTIN BRIDGE COMPANY, THE STATE OF TEXAS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, and STRUCTURAL METALS, INC.; from Bexar County; 4th district (04-96-00136-CV, RULE 47.7, 10-07-98) (#` :&0*''Ԍ99-0410` ` FREDRICK E. WATKINS v. DIVERSITECH, INC.; from Colorado County; 1st district (01-98-01262-CV, 988 SW2D 440, 03-25-99) (#` 99-0412` ` E. GLENN McMILLAN v. NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 24; from Harris County; 1st district (01-97-01420-CV, 988 SW2D 337, 03-18-99) (#` 99-0413` ` AUDIE CLIFTON MUSGRAVE, JR. and wife, JUDITH LOUISE MUSGRAVE, and BROOKHAVEN RETREAT, INC. v. BROOKHAVEN LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, ROBERT OWEN and wife LINDA OWEN, ROBERT BROWN and wife BETTY BROWN and MILTON LEWIS and wife LILLIAN LEWIS; from Wood County; 6th district (06-97-00136-CV, ___ SW2D ___, 03-19-99) (#` 99-0422` ` ROBERT TWIST v. BRENDA FAYE TWIST; from Hidalgo County; 13th district (13-97-00717-CV, RULE 47.7, 01-28-99) (#` 99-0447` ` RALPH D. GRIFFITH v. VICKY K. GRIFFITH; from Lubbock County; 7th district (07-98-00165-CV, RULE 47.7, 03-22-99) (#` 99-0467` ` CHERYL ANN BENOIT v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; from Calhoun County; 13th district (13-97-00685-CV, RULE 47.7, 04-08-99) (#` (THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR REVIEW IS DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION: *  99-0448` ` RAINBOW GROUP, LTD., and ALAN SAGER v. JOSEPHINE JOHNSON, JENNIFER CASEY, SEANTEL WILMES, and AVA LOTT; from Travis County; 3rd district (03-93-00431-CV, ___ SW2D ___, 03-04-99) (#` G THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR REVIEW IS ABATED: 98-0621` ` KEMLITE COMPANY, INC. v. DAVID MACK ALBRIGHT, ET AL.; from Jefferson County; 9th district (09-97-00408-CV, RULE 47.7, 05-14-98) (#` XX` ` X The Court grants the joint motion to abate. The petition for review is abated until August 16, 1999, to allow the parties to proceed with settlement negotiations.  :&0*''Ԍ ] 1! ORDERS ON MOTIONS THE FOLLOWING MOTIONS FOR REHEARING OF PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE OVERRULED: 98-1151` ` KELJER KING v. MICKEY HUBERT, ET AL.; from Anderson County; 12th district (12-98-00074-CV, RULE 47.7, 10-23-98) (#` 99-0103` ` PAUL RICHARD BECKHAM, a/k/a RICHARD BRYCE BECKHAM v. EVAH CASIDA RUSSELL and EDWIN RUSSELL; from Randall County; 7th district (07-97-00493-CV, RULE 47.7, 12-14-98) (#` 99-0243` ` ALICE GARDNER and AMBASSADOR MICHAEL NELSON, in propria persona designata v. NISSAN MOTOR ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION; from Tarrant County; 2nd district (02-98-00345-CV, RULE 47.7, 12-28-98) (#` 99-0335` ` JOHNNY R. CRAWFORD v. THE BEXAR COUNTY TAX OFFICE; from Bexar County; 4th district (04-98-00653-CV, RULE 47.7, 02-27-99) (#` THE FOLLOWING MOTION FOR REHEARING OF A PETITION R FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS OVERRULED: 99-0371` ` IN RE JIMMY LEE HICKSON (#`  ]f S# MISCELLANEOUS THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ARE DENIED: 98-0853` ` IN RE BILLY WAYNE PERRITT and ANN PERRITT JOINTLY D/B/A GOLDEN CORRAL FAMILY STEAKHOUSE NO. 348 (#` 99-0507` ` IN RE JOHN HOLMAN and MAMIE DAVIS (#` 99-0521` ` IN RE DANIEL LEE KNOD, SR. (#` <&0*''Ԍ99-0605` ` IN THE MATTER OF JEROME M. KARAM (#` XX` ` X emergency motion for temporary relief overruled(# XX` ` X motion for sanctions overruled (# (Order delivered July 2, 1999) THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS ABATED: 98-0619` ` IN RE KEMLITE COMPANY, INC. (#` XX` ` X abatement order issued(# XX` ` X The Court grants the joint motion to abate. the petition for writ of mandamus is abated until August 16, 1999, to allow the parties to proceed with settlement negotiations.  RELATOR IS ORDERED RELEASED ON BOND IN THE FOLLOWING CASE PENDING ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS: *  99-0601` ` IN RE HOWARD LONG (#` XX` ` X conditioned upon $500.00 bond(# XX` ` X X[NOTE: The petition for writ of habeas corpus remains pending before this Court.] (Order delivered July 5, 1999)  ] # ORDER OF COURT ă THE FOLLOWING CAUSE IS SET FOR SUBMISSION ON WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER 20, 1999, AT 9:00 A.M.: *  98-1100` ` ELLIOTT-WILLIAMS CO., INC. v. MANUEL DIAZ and IRMA JULIETA DIAZ; from El Paso County; 8th district (08-97-00117-CV, 974 SW2D 915, 08-06-98) (#` Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes  4THE FOLLOWING CAUSE IS NOT SET FOR SUBMISSION AT THIS TIME: *  98-0034` ` KECK, MAHIN & CATE, GRANT COOK, and ROBERT A. PLESSALA v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, P.A.; from Harris County; 14th district (14-96-00049-CV, 955 SW2D 120, 10-16-97) (#`