R el at ornot es t hatal t hough pl ai nt i ff s’ sui t was f i l ed a nd i s cur r ent l ypen di ng i n t he 4 04t h Di st r i ct 1 C our t of C am er on Count y , t he Honor abl e Benj am i n Eur est i , Jr
. , j udge oft he 1 07t h Di st r i ct C our t , pr esi ded o v e r re l a to r’s M o ti o n to R e c u s e . 

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VA LL EY H EA LT HC A RE SYST EM , L .P. D/B /A VA LL EY R EGION A L M EDIC A L CEN TE R

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ___ _ _ _ _ ____ __ On Peti tion for Wr it of M andamus

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## ME MOR A N D U M OP I N I ON B efo re J u st ic es Yañ ez , Ro d rig u ez , a n d Vel a M emo rand um Opin ion Pe r Cu riam Rel ator , Col umbia Val ley Hea lt hcare Syste m, L.P. d/b/a Val ley Reg ion al Me dic al Cente r, seeks a w rit of man dam us to com pel th e t ria l judge, the Hon orab le Benjam in Eurest i, Jr., presiding judge of the 107 th Judicial District Court of Came ron Coun ty, T exas, and /or the presiding judge of the 4 0 4 t h District Court of Came ron Coun ty, to v acat e his 1 Febr uar y 7, 2008 order deny ing re lator ’s Mo ti on toD is q ual ify and Rec use couns el for realR eal par t i es- i n- i nt er est( pl ai nt i ff s bel ow) ar e Y v onne T
. Lea l and Al ber t o B. Lea l , I ndi v i dual l yand 2 as ne x tfr i en ds of M ark us T
. Le al , a m i no r.

See In r e Am er. H om e Prod. C or p. , 9 8 5 S .W .2 d 6 8 , 7 5 (T e x . 1 9 9 8 ) (o rig . p ro c e e d i n g ); P h o e n ix 3 F o u n d e r

s , I n c . v . M a r

s h a ll , 8 8 7 S .W .2 d 8 3 1 , 8 3 5 (T e x . 1 9 9 4 ) (o rig . p ro c e e d i n g ); G ran t v. Thirtee nth C ou rt o f A p p e a ls , 88 8 S
. W
. 2d 46 6, 46 7 (T ex . 19 94 ) ( ori g. pro c ee di ng ). par ti es- in- int erest , M ag all anes & Hi n ojo sa, P.C . ( “t he fir m”) , i n tr ial co urt c ause number 200 6-06- 27 41 - G i n th e 40 4t h D i s tr i ct C ou rt of C am eron C ou nty , Texas . The tr i al court deni ed th e rela tor’smoti on todi sq ual ify after a he ar ing on F ebr uar

y 7, 2008. On A pr il 8, 2008, re al par ti es- in- int erest and the firm filed a respon se. O n Apr il 18, 2 200 8, relato r filed a Reply Brief in suppo rt of

its petition for w rit of

man dam us. W e ha v e revi ewed the pe tition fo r w rit of man dam us, respo nse, reply , and record of t he Febr uar

y 7, 2008 hear ing
. W e conc lud e that the firm est abl is hed th a t ittook suffici ent p re caut ion s to g uard ag ain st any disc los ure of

confidence s byits le g al ass is tant, w ho was former ly

empl oy ed by

co unsel for rela tor
. Ac cordin g ly , we c oncl u d e t h at t he 3 re la t o r h a s n o tsh o wn a cl e a r a b u s e o f d is c re t io n o r vi o la t io n o f a d u ty im p o s e d b y la w. Rel ator’speti ti on for w ri t of mandamus , fil ed M arch 13, 2 008, isD EN IED
. PERC UR IAM

Me moran dum Opi nio n del ivered and filed thi s t he 6t h day

of November , 200 8.