in Re: DBL Distributing, Inc.

Opinion issued March 6, 2003

In The

Court of Appeals

For the

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-03-00076-CV

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IN RE DBL DISTRIBUTING, INC., Relator

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Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator has notified the Court that it has settled its claims in the underlying lawsuit and wishes to withdraw its petition for writ of mandamus complaining of Judge Martha Hill Jamison's ⁽¹⁾ April 12, 2002 order to consolidate and refer to arbitration.

We grant relator's request and dismiss both the petition for writ of mandamus and the motion to stay the underlying proceedings.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Hedges, Jennings, and Alcala.

1. The Honorable Martha Hill Jamison, judge of the 164th District Court of Harris County, Texas. The underlying lawsuits are

Longino v. Samuels, No. 1999-45174 (164th Dist. Ct., Harris County, Tex.) and DBL Distrib., Inc. v. Elecs. Accessories Plus, Inc., No. 758,791 (County Civ. Ct. No. 1, Harris County, Tex.).