in Re the City of Stafford and Leonard Scarcella

Court of Appeals of Texas

in Re the City of Stafford and Leonard Scarcella

DecidedMarch 8, 2007

Docket14-07-00019-CV

StatusPublished

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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed March 8, 2007

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed March 8, 2007.

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Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-07-00019-CV

IN RE CITY OF STAFFORD AND LEONARD SCARCELLA,

Relators^{^[1]}

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

WRIT OF MANDAMUS

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

On January 8, 2007, relators, the City of Stafford (ACity@) and Leonard Scarcella, the City=s mayor, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court, challenging a Resolution and Order adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Stafford Municipal School District, changing the date the district conducts its elections from May to November.^{^[2]} See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. ' 273.061 (Vernon 2003). Intervenors, Felix Vega and Virginia Rosas, also filed a petition for writ of mandamus challenging the change in election dates.

Relators have failed to establish that they are entitled to the requested mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny relators= petitions for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

Petition Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed March 8, 2007.

Panel consists of Justices Yates, Anderson, and Hudson.

^{^[1]}Felix Vega and Virginia Rosas also filed a petition for writ of mandamus as intervenors in this original proceeding.

^{^[2]}See Tex. Educ. Code Ann. ' 11.0581 (Vernon Supp. 2006) (requiring school districts to hold elections jointly with a municipality or state and county elections).

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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed March 8, 2007

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed March 8, 2007.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-07-00019-CV

IN RE CITY OF STAFFORD AND LEONARD SCARCELLA,

Relators^{^[1]}

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

WRIT OF MANDAMUS

M E M O R A N D U M O P I N I O N

On January 8, 2007, relators, the City of Stafford (ACity@) and Leonard Scarcella, the City=s mayor, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court, challenging a Resolution and Order adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Stafford Municipal School District, changing the date the district conducts its elections from May to November.^{^[2]} See Tex. Elec. Code Ann. ' 273.061 (Vernon 2003). Intervenors, Felix Vega and Virginia Rosas, also filed a petition for writ of mandamus challenging the change in election dates.

Relators have failed to establish that they are entitled to the requested mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny relators= petitions for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

Petition Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed March 8, 2007.

Panel consists of Justices Yates, Anderson, and Hudson.

^{^[1]}Felix Vega and Virginia Rosas also filed a petition for writ of mandamus as intervenors in this original proceeding.

^{^[2]}See Tex. Educ. Code Ann. ' 11.0581 (Vernon Supp. 2006) (requiring school districts to hold elections jointly with a municipality or state and county elections).

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