in Re Richard Stephen Calkins

Opinion

Opinion issued December 29, 2015

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Massengale and Brown.

Footnotes

1. NO. 01-15-01009-CV ——————————— IN RE RICHARD STEPHEN CALKINS, Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION In this original proceeding, relator, Richard Stephen Calkins, seeks a writ of mandamus1 to compel the respondent, the Honorable Christine Butts, to vacate her order of September 2, 2015, granting a motion to recuse.2 The amended petition for writ of mandamus is denied. All pending motions are denied as moot. 1 Calkins also filed a motion for emergency relief, which was denied on December 2, 2015. 2 The underlying case is In re Mary Olive Calkins, cause number 441,165, pending in the Probate Court No 2 of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Mike Wood presiding (Honorable Christine Butts voluntarily recused).