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      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and =

      Memorandum Opinion filed May 31, 2007.</SPAN></B></P>
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      Court of Appeals</SPAN></B></P>
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      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt">____________</SPAN></B></P>
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      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt">NO. <A =
name=3Da2>14-07-00363-CV</A></SPAN></B></P>
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      name=3Da5></A><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt">IN RE <SPAN=20
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      </SPAN>Relator</B></P>
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align=3Dcenter><B>ORIGINAL=20
      PROCEEDING</B></P>
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      MANDAMUS</B></P>
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150%">M E M O R=20
      A N D U M&nbsp;&nbsp; O P I N I O N</SPAN></B></P>
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      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">On May 1,<A =
name=3Da4></A> 2007,=20
      relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court.&nbsp; =
<I>See=20
      </I><SPAN style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Tex. =
Gov</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
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150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'WP TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
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150%">t=20
      Code Ann.</SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: =
150%">=20
      </SPAN><SPAN=20
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TypographicSymbols'">'</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"> 22.221 (Vernon =
2004); <I>see=20
      also </I><SPAN style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">Tex. R. App. P. =

      </SPAN>52.&nbsp; In the petition, relator asked this court to =
compel the=20
      Honorable Joseph Halbach, presiding judge of the 333rd District =
Court of=20
      Harris County, Texas to set aside his order granting real party in =

      interest</SPAN><SPAN=20
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TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">s motion to compel=20
      arbitration.</SPAN></P>
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justify"><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt">Relator has not established that he is =
entitled to=20
      mandamus relief.&nbsp; Accordingly, we deny relator</SPAN><SPAN=20
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TypographicSymbols'">=3D</SPAN><SPAN=20
      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt">s petition for writ of mandamus. =
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      <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: =
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      style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 13pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Petition Denied and =
Memorandum=20
      Opinion filed May 31, 2007.</SPAN></P>
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Justices=20
      Anderson, Fowler, and Frost.</SPAN></P>
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