Motion Granted and Abatement Order filed October 30, 2018 In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-18-00731-CV ____________ SURVEYING AND MAPPING, LLC, Appellant V. LE BLANC FARMS JOINT VENTURE, Appellee On Appeal from the 240th District Court Fort Bend County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 16-DCV-237403 ABATEMENT ORDER On October 25, the parties filed a joint motion to abate this appeal. The motion states the parties are engaged in settlement discussions and are working with other parties in the trial court to schedule a mediation. They ask that the appeal be abated to allow time for settlement. The motion is GRANTED. Accordingly, we issue the following order. The appeal is abated, treated as a closed case, and removed from this court’s active docket until January 4, 2019. The appeal will be reinstated on this court’s active docket at that time, or when the parties file a motion to reinstate or motion dismiss the appeal. The court may reinstate the appeal on its own motion. PER CURIAM 2