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Order filed February 3, 2014.

                                     In The

                    Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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                              NO. 14-13-01050-CV
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                      IN RE LISA LUXENBURG, Relator

                         ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
                           WRIT OF MANDAMUS
                              334th District Court
                             Harris County, Texas
                       Trial Court Cause No. 2013-29603

                  CONTINUING ABATEMENT ORDER

      On November 22, 2013, relator, Lisa Luxenburg, filed a petition for writ of
mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov=t Code Ann. ' 22.221. Relator asked this
Court to order The Honorable Ken Wise, Judge of the 334th District Court, Harris
County, Texas, to set aside his October 7, 2013 order abating the proceeding and
compelling arbitration, entered in trial court cause number 2013-29603, styled Lisa
Luxenburg v. J.C. Penney.
      Because the respondent ceased to hold the office of Judge of the 334th District
Court, Harris County, Texas, we are required to abate this mandamus proceeding to
permit the respondent’s successor, The Honorable Grant Dorfman, to reconsider the
decision regarding relator’s request for relief. See Tex. R. App. P. 7.2(b). On
December 5, 2013, we abated this case for a period of thirty days and directed the
new presiding judge of the 334th District Court to advise the Court of the action
taken on relator’s request.

      After thirty days had passed, with no advisement from the new presiding
judge of the action taken on relator’s request, we issued an order on January 8, 2014,
continuing the abatement of this case for a period of twenty days. More than twenty
days have passed since the date of the continuing abatement order, and the new
presiding judge has not advised the Court of the action taken on relator’s request.
Therefore, the abatement of this case is continued for a period of twenty days, at
which time the new presiding judge shall advise the Court of the action taken on
relator’s request. Furthermore, relator is directed to advise the Court of the status of
trial court cause number 2013-29603, styled Lisa Luxenburg v. J.C. Penney. The
Court will consider a motion to reinstate or dismiss this proceeding, as appropriate.

      It is so ORDERED.

                                        PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Boyce and Jamison.

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