# in Re D. Patrick Smitherman

> Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston) · April 19, 2013

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/3118650

## Case

- **Court:** Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
- **Decided:** April 19, 2013
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Opinion issued April 19, 2013.

In The

Court of Appeals
For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-13-00203-CV

IN RE D. PATRICK SMITHERMAN, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator D. Patrick Smitherman filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking

relief from the trial court’s order denying his motion to dismiss the underlying
suit.1 We requested and received a response from real party in interest the

Commission for Lawyer Discipline. We deny the petition for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Brown, and Huddle.

1
The underlying suit is Commission for Lawyer Discipline v. David Patrick
Smitherman, No. 2010-10256, in the 129th District Court of Harris County, Texas.
The respondent is the Honorable Richard Beacom.
2

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