Reinstated; Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed; and Memorandum
Opinion filed August 21, 2014.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-14-00297-CV
IN RE L. CHARLES MONCLA, JR., J. CLARKE LEGLER, II, WILLIAM
RESTREPO, DANIEL T. LAYTON, LAYTON CORPORATION,
PLATINUM ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC., AND PLATINUM ENERGY
SOLUTIONS, INC., Relators
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
234th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2012-30972
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On April 21, 2014, relators L. Charles Moncla, Jr., J. Clarke Legler, II,
William Restrepo, Daniel T. Layton, Layton Corporation, Platinum Energy
Holdings, Inc., and Platinum Energy Solutions, Inc. filed a petition for writ of
mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R.
App. P. 52. In the petition, relators ask this court to compel the Honorable Wesley
Ward, presiding judge of the 234th District Court of Harris County, to 1) vacate his
March 31, 2014 order overruling relators’ special exceptions; (2) grant the special
exceptions; (3) strike real parties in interest’s pleadings; and (4) dismiss the case
with prejudice.
On August 18, 2014, relators filed an unopposed motion to dismiss this
original proceeding because the parties have settled the underlying case. Relators’
requested relief in the petition for writ of mandamus is now moot. The motion is
granted.
Accordingly, relators’ petition for writ of mandamus is ordered dismissed.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Boyce and Jamison.
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