in Re D. Patrick Smitherman

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided April 19, 2013·No. 01-13-00203-CV·Published

Opinion

Opinion issued April 19, 2013.

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-13-00203-CV

IN RE D. PATRICK SMITHERMAN, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator D. Patrick Smitherman filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking

relief from the trial court’s order denying his motion to dismiss the underlying suit.1 We requested and received a response from real party in interest the

Commission for Lawyer Discipline. We deny the petition for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Brown, and Huddle.

1 The underlying suit is Commission for Lawyer Discipline v. David Patrick Smitherman, No. 2010-10256, in the 129th District Court of Harris County, Texas. The respondent is the Honorable Richard Beacom. 2

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