COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS

§ No. 08-16-00078-CV IN RE § AN ORIGINAL PROCEEDING MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, § IN MANDAMUS RELATOR § § § JUDGMENT The Court has considered this cause on the Relator’s petition for writ of mandamus against the Honorable Carlos Villa, Judge of the County Court at Law No. 5 of El Paso County, Texas, and concludes that Relator’s petition for writ of mandamus should be denied. We therefore deny the petition for writ of mandamus, in accordance with the opinion of this Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2017.

YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Hughes, JJ.

Hughes, J., Not Participating