COURT OF APPEALS

                                       SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                                   FORT WORTH

                                        NO. 2-06-245-CV

IN RE THOMAS C. STALEY                                                      RELATOR

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                                    ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

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                                MEMORANDUM OPINION^[1]

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The court has considered relator's petition for writ of mandamus and emergency motion for stay and is of the opinion that relief should be denied.  Accordingly, relator's petition for writ of mandamus and emergency motion for stay are denied.

Relator shall pay all costs of this original proceeding, for which let execution issue.

PER CURIAM

PANEL A:  MCCOY, HOLMAN, and GARDNER, JJ.

DELIVERED:  July 13, 2006