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January 24, 2020 

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THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
Orders Pronounced January 24, 2020
 
ORDERS ON CAUSES
17-0822
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, RODOLFO C. RAMIREZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ILEANA RAMIREZ, AND EL MILAGRO MINERALS, LTD. v. LEON OSCAR RAMIREZ, JR., INDIVIDUALLY, AND JESUS M. DOMINGUEZ, AS GUARDIAN OF THE ESTATE OF MINERVA CLEMENTINA RAMIREZ, AN INCAPACITATED PERSON; from Zapata County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-15-00487-CV, 534 SW3d 490, 06-07-17)
 
2 petitions
 
The Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment and renders judgment.

Chief Justice Hecht delivered the opinion of the Court.
ORDERS ON CASES GRANTED
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR REVIEW IS GRANTED:
18-0528
VICTOR BANUELOS v. WELLINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY AND RICHARD BARKKUME; from Webb County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-17-00365-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01-31-18)
 
joint motion to grant petition and remand granted as follows:

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 56.3, without considering the merits, the Court grants the petition for review, vacates the judgment of the court of appeals and remands the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in accordance with the parties' settlement agreement.
ORDERS ON PETITIONS FOR REVIEW
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:
19-0956
IN THE INTEREST OF K.A., A CHILD; from Tarrant County; 2nd Court of Appeals District (02-19-00099-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09-12-19)
 
19-0979
IN THE INTEREST OF J.S.S., A CHILD; from Coryell County; 10th Court of Appeals District (10-19-00102-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09-18-19)
 
motion to withdraw as counsel granted
 
19-1034
DR. TIBOR TOTH, DMD, D/B/A TOTH PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY v. YERIDIA MARTINEZ; from Cameron County; 13th Court of Appeals District (13-19-00202-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10-03-19)
 
19-1049
IN THE INTEREST OF E.A.R., A CHILD; from El Paso County; 8th Court of Appeals District (08-19-00070-CV, 583 SW3d 898, 08-21-19)
 
19-1068
JASON A. BURKETT v. ZINA BURKETT; from Hidalgo County; 13th Court of Appeals District (13-18-00385-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-25-19)
 
19-1072
IN THE INTEREST OF A.N., A CHILD; from Liberty County; 9th Court of Appeals District (09-19-00266-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11-07-19)
 
motion to withdraw as counsel granted
 
19-1073
FREDERICK O. SILVER v. TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING TEXAS, INC., ET AL.; from Bexar County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-19-00409-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11-27-19)
 
19-1097
IN THE INTEREST OF P.R.M.D., K.C.D., AND J.M.D., CHILDREN; from Nacogdoches County; 12th Court of Appeals District (12-19-00224-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10-31-19)
 
motion to withdraw as counsel granted
 
20-0015
IN THE INTEREST OF T.C., A CHILD; from Hood County; 2nd Court of Appeals District (02-19-00291-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12-05-19)
 
motion to withdraw as counsel granted
 
20-0016
IN THE INTEREST OF C.G. AND R.G., CHILDREN; from Freestone County; 10th Court of Appeals District (10-19-00306-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11-27-19)
 
2 petitions
motions to withdraw as counsel granted
 
20-0024
IN THE INTEREST OF D.A.V.J. AND J.R., III, CHILDREN; from Bexar County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-19-00379-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11-27-19)
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR REVIEW IS ABATED:
18-0418
XTO ENERGY, INC. AND MOBIL PRODUCING TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO, INC. v. REILLY MCNEEL DILLON, ET AL.; from Atascosa County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-17-00046-CV, 554 SW3d 127, 04-04-18)
 
joint motion to abate granted
abatement order issued
 
[Note: This case is removed from the Court's active docket until February 24, 2020, by which time the parties must file a status report or a motion to dismiss.]
ORDERS ON MOTIONS FOR REHEARING
THE MOTIONS FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:
19-0800
HAWK STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC. v. WILLIE JAMES STAFFORD, JR.; from Tarrant County; 2nd Court of Appeals District (02-19-00040-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-15-19)
 
19-0942
SHON SALIGA; JANI SALIGA; & GARDEN GROVE, LLC v. MICHAEL SIDES, SUSAN SIDES, BOBBY SIDES, GREGORY GEORGE, STACI GEORGE, CLAUDIO ACOSTA, AND LAURA ACOSTA; from Hays County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-17-00732-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-20-19)
 
19-0948
EDWIN RODRIGUEZ AND TONYA RODRIGUEZ v. TEXAS LEAGUER BREWING COMPANY L.L.C. AND NATHAN REES; from Fort Bend County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-17-00872-CV, 586 SW3d 423, 07-09-19)
THE MOTION FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS DENIED:
19-1084
IN RE CANDACE BELL; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-19-01200-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11-21-19)
MISCELLANEOUS
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ARE DENIED:
19-1110
IN RE EZRA PLEASANT; from Hays County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-19-00387-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09-25-19)
 
19-1113
IN RE VICKER SICHANTHAVONG; from Potter County; 7th Court of Appeals District (07-19-00312-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11-18-19)
THE FOLLOWING CASE IS ABATED:
19-1013
IN RE COLETTE SAVAGE; from Hill County; 10th Court of Appeals District (10-16-00094-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04-28-16)
 
abatement order issued

[
Note: Effective January 7, 2020, the case is abated pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2 until further order of this Court and is removed from the Court's active docket, subject to reinstatement upon proper motion. TEX. R. APP. P. 8.3. All motions and other documents pending or filed are abated subject to being reurged in the event the case is reinstated. TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2, 8.3. It is the parties' responsibility to immediately notify this Court once the automatic bankruptcy stay is lifted.]