Opinion issued June 13, 2002

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-02-00561-CV

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IN RE LAWRENCE "LARRY" WONG, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

O P I N I O N

Relator, Lawrence "Larry" Wong, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus complaining of Judge Halbach's ⁽¹⁾ ruling on the record on April 5, 2002, denying his motion to show authority in the underlying lawsuit.

We deny the petition for writ of mandamus and the motion for temporary relief to stay underlying proceeding.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Mirabal, Taft, and Smith. ⁽²⁾

Do not publish. Tex. R. App. P. 47.

1. The Honorable Joseph Halbach, judge of the 333rd District Court of Harris County, Texas. The underlying lawsuit is Construction Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, and Guangdong International Trust and Investment Corporation (in liquidation) Individually and as Shareholders on behalf of New York Guangdong Finance, Inc. v. New York Guangdong Finance, Inc., Lawrence "Larry" Wong, Rocky Lai, and Guo Qing Tan, trial court cause no. 2001-43718.

2. The Honorable Jackson B. Smith, Jr., retired Justice, Court of Appeals, First District of Texas at Houston, participating by assignment.