*1 C HIEF J USTICE C AROLYN W RIGHT L ISA M ATZ J USTICES CLERK OF THE COURT D AVID L. B RIDGES (214) 712-3450 M OLLY F RANCIS lisa.matz@5th.txcourts.gov D OUGLAS S. L ANG G AYLE H UMPA E LIZABETH L ANG -M IERS Court of Appeals BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR R OBERT M. F ILLMORE (214) 712-3434 L ANA M YERS Fifth District of Texas at Dallas gayle.humpa@5th.txcourts.gov D AVID E VANS 600 C OMMERCE S TREET , S UITE 200 D AVID L EWIS F ACSIMILE D ALLAS , T EXAS 75202 A DA B ROWN (214) 745-1083 (214) 712-3400 C RAIG S TODDART I NTERNET B ILL W HITEHILL HTTP ://5 TH . TXCOURTS . GOV D AVID J. S CHENCK

October 28, 2015 David Lobingier Joseph Mastrogiovanni, Jr.

2902 Bank One Tower 2001 Bryan Str.

500 Throckmorton Str. Suite 1250

Fort Worth, TX 76102 Dallas, TX 75201 RE: 05-95-00733-CV

Earl Stephenson v. SMS Financial II

Counsel and Ms. Concannon:

This appeal was abated on March 19, 1996 due to the filing of bankruptcy by appellant Earl Stephenson. Since that date, the Court has had no communication from either party regarding the status of the bankruptcy. Therefore, please notify the Court, within TEN DAYS of the date of this letter, about whether the bankruptcy proceedings remain pending. If the bankruptcy proceedings have been closed, then appellant is directed to file, within that ten-day period, either a motion to dismiss the appeal or written verification that the appeal should proceed. We appreciate your attention to this matter.

Sincerely, /s/ Lisa Matz, Clerk of the Court ltr:mrh