in Re State Bar of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 10, 2023
• Docket: 13-23-00009-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

NUMBER 13-23-00009-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

IN RE STATE BAR OF TEXAS

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

ORDER

Before Justices Benavides, Tijerina, and Peña Order Per Curiam

On January 9, 2023, relator State Bar of Texas filed a petition for writ of mandamus

seeking to compel the trial court to vacate its (1) “Order Permitting Taking Bar

Examination” of October 6, 2022, and (2) “Order Regarding Respondent’s Motion for

Reconsideration, Plea to the Jurisdiction[,] and Motion to Dismiss” of December 8, 2022,

which collectively allow Marco “Mark” A. Cantu to sit and take the Texas Bar Exam in

February 2023. Relator has also filed a motion for stay through which it seeks to stay

these orders pending the resolution of this petition for writ of mandamus. The Court, having examined and fully considered the motion to stay, is of the

opinion that it should be granted. Accordingly, we grant relator’s motion to stay, and we

order the (1) “Order Permitting Taking Bar Examination” of October 6, 2022, and (2)

“Order Regarding Respondent’s Motion for Reconsideration, Plea to the Jurisdiction[,]

and Motion to Dismiss” of December 8, 2022, to be stayed pending the resolution of this

original proceeding. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.10 (“Unless vacated or modified, an order

granting temporary relief is effective until the case is finally decided.”

We request the real party in interest, Marco “Mark” A. Cantu, or any others whose

interest would be directly affected by the relief sought, to file a response to the petition for

writ of mandamus on or before the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of this order.

See id. R. 52.2, 52.4, 52.8.

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed on the 10th day of January, 2023.