**July 30,** **2013 No.** **04-13-003 83-CV** **ARTHUR VEGA** **INDIVIDUALLY AND** **D/B/A DOLCO** **PACKAGING (APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE).** **Appellant v.** **COMPASS BANK** **(APPELLEE/ CROSS-APPELLANT),** **Appellee From** **the 57th** **Judicial District** **Court, Bcxar** **County. Texas** **Trial Court** **No. 2012-CI-07719** **Honorable Laura** **Salinas, Judge** **Presiding**

### ORDER**OF REFERRAL** **The Court,** **after reviewing** **the responses** **of the** **parties, has** **determined that** **the dispute** **pending in this** **Court is** **appropriate for** **referral to** **an Alternative** **Dispute Resolution** **procedure. Tex.** **Civ. Prac.** **Rem. Code** **Ann. 154.021** **(a) (Vcrnon** **2005). It** **is therefore** **ORDERED that** **this cause** **be referred** **to Mediated** **Settlement Conference** **which will** **be conducted** **by Steve** **J. Vacek,** **Jr., an** **impartial person,** **as Mediator.** **See id.** **154.051.052. It** **is FURTHER** **ORDERED that** **all appellate** **deadlines are** **hereby suspended** **until September** **13,2013. It** **is FURTHER** **ORDERED that** **mediation shall** **commence at** **such place** **as the** **Mediator may** **designate and** **proceed in** **accordance with** **the schedule** **set by** **the Mediator** **until completed,** **but in** **any event** **the mediation** **shall be** **completed no** **later than** **forty-five (45)** **days from the** **date of** **this Order.** **The Mediator** **shall file** **with the** **Clerk of** **Court within** **three (3)** **days of** **the completion** **of the** **mediation written** **report concerning** **the disposition** **of this** **appeal. It** **is FURTHER** **ORDERED that** **the Mediator** **shall be** **compensated and** **that parties** **in this** **cause shall** **be equally** **responsible for** **its share** **of this** **obligation. Mediation** **fees shall** **ultimately be** **taxed as** **court costs.** **See id.** **154.054. It** **is FURTHER** **ORDERED that** **all parties** **to this** **cause arc** **directed to** **attend the** **Mediated Settlement** **Conference with** **their counsel** **of record.** **The corporate** **party representative** 

### in**attendance and** **the individual parly** **representatives shall** **have full** **authority to** **settle up** **to and** **including the** **judgment amount.** **To facilitate** **this procedure** **the Mediator** **shall encourage** **and assist,** **but will** **not compel** **or coerce** **the parties** **in reaching** **settlement of** **the dispute.** **Unless the** **parties otherwise** **agree, all** **matters, including** **the conduct** **and demeanor** **of the** **parties and** **their**

### counsel**during mediation,** **shall remain** **confidential and** **shall never** **be disclosed** **to anyone,** **including this** **Court. See** **id 154.053.** **Provided the** **parties are** **able to** **settle all** **matters related** **to this appeal,** **the parties** **arc directed** **to file** **joint motion** **requesting an** **appropriate disposition** **of this** **appeal within** **thirty (30)** **days of** **the date** **of mediation.** **It is** **so ORDERED** **on July** **30, 2013.** **Sandee Bryan** **Mawon. Justice** **IN WITNESS** **WHEREOF, have** **hereunto set** **my hand** **and affixed** **the sejil** **of the** **said**

### court**on this** **the 30lh** **day of** **July, 2013.**