in Re: J.C. Penney Company Inc.

Opinion

Order entered July 31, 2013

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-13-01007-CV

IN RE J.C. PENNEY COMPANY INC., ET AL., Relators

Original Proceeding from the 193rd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-12-00735

ORDER The Court has before it the parties’ July 31, 2013 joint emergency motion to stay

mandamus proceeding and vacate order staying trial court proceedings. We GRANT the motion

in part, ABATE this original proceeding for sixty days, and LIFT the stay imposed by this

Court’s order of July 26, 2013 to the extent necessary to effectuate the parties’ settlement,

including all proceedings relating to the settlement and the entry of a final judgment based on the

settlement agreement.

/s/ DAVID EVANS JUSTICE