COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § IN RE: No. 08-24-00026-CV § ROBERT J. GAUDET, JR., AN ORIGINAL PROCEEDING § Relator. IN MANDAMUS § JUDGMENT The Court has considered this cause on Relator’s petition for writ of mandamus against the Honorable Jesus Rodriguez of 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 30TH DAY OF APRIL 2024.

JEFF ALLEY, Chief Justice Before Alley, C.J., Palafox, J., and Gabriel, J. (Ret.)

Gabriel, J. (Ret.), sitting by assignment