in Re: James H. Maples and Kathy Maples







NUMBER 13-08-00524-CV



COURT OF APPEALS



THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS



CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG




IN RE JAMES M. MAPLES AND KATHY MAPLES


On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Benavides

Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion (1)



Relators, James M. Maples and Kathy Maples, filed a petition for writ of mandamus and motion for immediate temporary relief in the above cause on September 3, 2008. On September 4, 2008, this Court granted the motion for immediate temporary relief and ordered stayed the trial court's order of August 29, 2008 setting a show cause hearing. The Court also requested that real parties in interest, Johnny Partain and Teresa C. Partain, file a response to relator's petition for writ of mandamus on or before September 19, 2008. Such response has been duly filed herein.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the petition for writ of mandamus and the response thereto, is of the opinion that relators have not shown themselves entitled to the relief sought. Accordingly, the stay of the trial court's order of August 29, 2008, is hereby ordered LIFTED and the petition for writ of mandamus is DENIED. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).



PER CURIAM





Memorandum Opinion delivered and

filed this 8th day of October, 2008.



1. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(d) ("When denying relief, the court may hand down an opinion but is not required to do so."); Tex. R. App. P. 47.4 (distinguishing opinions and memorandum opinions).