Court Opinion

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Opinion issued January 21, 2016

                                      In The

                               Court of Appeals
                                      For The

                          First District of Texas
                             ————————————
                               NO. 01-16-00011-CV
                            ———————————
                 IN RE D. PATRICK SMITHERMAN, Relator

            Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

                          MEMORANDUM OPINION

      Relator, D. Patrick Smitherman, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the

respondent, the Honorable Richard Beacom, to (1) set for oral hearing in Houston

relator’s motion to clarify and to rule on this motion, and (2) set relator’s request
for a temporary injunction for an oral hearing in Houston and to rule on this

request.1

      We deny the petition.

                                    PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Higley, Huddle, and Lloyd.

1
      The underlying case is Commission for Lawyer Discipline v. D. Patrick
      Smitherman, cause number 2010-10256, pending in the 129th District Court of
      Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Richard Beacom, presiding.

                                         2