Opinion issued September 12, 2013

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-13-00648-CV ——————————— IN RE HON. CHRISTOPHER DUPUY, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Accelerated Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION By petition for writ of mandamus, relator Hon. Christopher Dupuy, challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss.1

The underlying case is State of Texas ex rel. Hughes v. Dupuy, No. 13-CV-0701, in the 10th District Court of Galveston County, Texas, the Honorable Robert J.

Kern presiding.

We deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. All outstanding motions are dismissed as moot and the stay granted by this court on July 29, 2013 is hereby lifted.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Jennings, Sharp, and Brown.