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*0 FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/26/2015 9:35:51 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk No. 03-15-00085-CV THIRD COURT OF APPEALS 10/26/2015 9:35:51 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE AUSTIN, TEXAS 03-15-00085-CV *1 ACCEPTED ^[7530186] CLERK In the Third Court of Appeals Austin, Texas _______________________________________________ Michael J. DeLitta and DelCom Properties, LLC, Appellants v.

Nancy Schaefer Appellee __________________________________________ J OINT M OTION TO A BATE F OR S ETTLEMENT _______________________________________________ O T HE ONORABLE T HIRD OURT OF A PPEALS :

All parties file this joint motion to abate so that the parties’ settlement agreement

can be accomplished pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.

1. Appellants filed their notice of accelerated appeal on February 5, 2015.

Briefing has been submitted and the case is ready to be set.

2. The parties have reached a settlement of the underlying dispute and

request that the Court abate this appeal for sixty days to allow time for the settlement

to be finalized.

3. If the settlement has not been consummated in sixty days, the parties will

report to the Court on the status of efforts to complete the settlement. Once the

settlement is finalized, the parties anticipate filing a motion to dismiss this proceeding.

P RAYER

The parties jointly pray that this Court grant a sixty day abatement. The parties

also pray for any other relief to which they are entitled.

Dated: October 26, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

D RUCKER | H OPKINS K UHN H OBBS PLLC

21 Waterway Avenue, Suite 300 3307 Northland Drive, Suite 310

The Woodlands, Texas 77380 Austin, Texas 78731

(281) 362-2863 (512) 476-6003

(855) 558-1745 (fax) (512) 476-6002 (fax)

By:/s/ Douglas R. Drucker By:/s/ Lisa Bowlin Hobbs

Douglas R. Drucker Lisa Bowlin Hobbs

State Bar No. 06136100 State Bar No. 24026905

Kirby D. Hopkins Kurt Kuhn

State Bar No. 24034488 State Bar No. 24002433

Attorney for Appellants, Donald R. Taylor

Michael DeLitta and State Bar No. 19688800

DelCom Properties LLC Of Counsel Stacey Reese

State Bar No. 24056188 AYLOR D UNHAM & R ODRIGUEZ LLP 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 1050 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 473-2257 (512) 478-4409 (fax) Howard F. Carter, Jr., State Bar No. 03916500 OWARD F. ARTER , J R ., P.C. 5600 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 160 Plano, Texas 75024 (972) 455-2001 (972) 455-2015 (fax) Counsel for Appellee, Nancy Schaefer ERTIFICATE OF S ERVICE I hereby certify that, on October 26, 2015, and in compliance with the Texas

Rules of Appellate Procedure, a true and correct copy of the foregoing motion has been

served via electronic service as follows:

Douglas R. Drucker via e-Service

Kirby D. Hopkins

D RUCKER | H OPKINS LLP

21 Watery Avenue, Suite 300

The Woodlands, TX 77380

Counsel for Appellants

Eric J. Taube via e-Service OHMANN , AUBE & S UMMERS LLP

100 Congress Avenue, 18th Floor

Austin, Texas 78701

Counsel for Axiom entities and

Jeff Compton

/s/ Lisa Bowlin Hobbs Lisa Bowlin Hobbs