Opinion issued January 26, 2012.

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-11-01046-CV

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in re JASON B. LANE, JASON B. LANE ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC, SILVER SPUR ROYALTY COMPANY, LLC, AND FAB FIVE ROYALTY COMPANY, LLC, Relators

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

          In this original proceeding, relators Jason B. Lane, Jason B. Lane Energy Partners, LLC, Silver Spur Royalty Company, LLC, and Fab Five Royalty Company, LLC, seek a writ of mandamus to enforce a mandatory venue provision of  the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code.  SeeTex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 15.0642 (West 2002).  Real parties in interest Furie Petroleum Company, LLC and Mark Woodside, Barrington Northeast, LLC, Blaze Services, LLC, and Casita Del Mar, LLC (third-party defendants below) have filed a response. 

          We deny the petition for writ of mandamus.   

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Jennings, Massengale, and Huddle.