Opinion issued January 11, 2013

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-12-01152-CV ——————————— IN RE DARRYL W. RISER, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Darryl W. Riser, proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus, seeking relief from the trial court’s order denying his “motion to disqualify and recuse” respondent1 from hearing proceedings in the underlying suit.2 We deny the petition for writ of mandamus. All pending motions are dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Keyes and Higley.

Respondent is the Honorable Dan Hinde, Presiding Judge of the 269th District Court, Harris County, Texas.

The underlying case is Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee v. Darryl W.

Riser, No. 2011-16783, 269th Dist. Court (Harris Cnty., Tex.).