in Re Eduardo Del Pino

Opinion issued March 4, 2021

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-20-00674-CV

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IN RE EDUARDO DEL PINO, SPRING DEL PINO, ROBERT RUGGLES,

GLORIA RUGGLES, ROBERT DAWKINS, DEMETRIA DAWKINS,

EDDIE DELANEY, JENNIFER DELANEY, LEROY DELK, CAROLE

DELK, MARTIN DENARI, MARIA DENARI, ALBERT DENNLER, ERMI

DIAZ, GHAZI DICKAKIAN, JACQUELINE DICKAKIAN, MATTHEW

CROGHAN, MARLA DIETZ, GREGORY DILLARD, ELIZABETH

DILLARD, WILLIAM DISMUKES, MELISSA DISMUKES, GERARD

DOYLE, REBECCA DOYLE, KENNETH DUGAS, MARILYNN DULANY,

EDWARD DUMIRE, TAMMY DUMIRE, BERT DWORAK, ANNEMARIE

DWORAK, BEVERLY DYER, JANINE EGGERS, CHRISTOPHER

ELLISON, GEORGENA ELLISON, JOHN ELY, MICHELLE ELY, JOHN

FARMER, KELLY FARMER, TYRONE FAUST, KENNETH FEARON,

DIANA FEARON, ROBERT FENNELL, KAREN FENNELL, DANELL

FIELDS, LESLIE FLAKE, JEREMY FONTENOT, COURTNEY

FONTENOT, TYLER FORD, MIKKI FORD, GAYLES FORWARD

PERKINS, JIMMY FOSTER, LAURA FOSTER, RICK FOX, JANICE FOX,

ANDREW FRANCIS, RICK FRAZIER, LOUISE FRAZIER, MICHAEL

GIBSON, DIANNE GIBSON, FRANK GIROLAMO, SUE GIROLAMO,

EDWIN GOLDMAN, NICOLE GOLDMAN, JASON GOMEZ, JUAN

GONZALEZ, BENITA TURRUBIARTES, ALLEN HOWARD DEOLIVER,

DEBBIE GRANT, MICHALE GRANT, MARY GRANT, ALAN HANEY,

RHONDA HANEY, BRANDON HANNA, AMANDA HANNA, JACKIE

HARMON, MARK HATCH, ELIZABETH HATCH, TARA HEIL, MARY

HELMER, JEFF HEMMER, ROBERT HENDRY, LESLIE HENDRY,

GAYE HENLEY, JAMES HENRY, MELANIE HENRY, CHARLES

HENSLEY, WILLIAM HEPFNER, JASON HILLYER, DEBBIE HILLYER,

VIRGINIA HOGWOOD, RANDOLPH HOLLAND, KIMBERLY

HOLLAND, KENNETH HOWARD, YVONNE HOWARD, DAVID

HUETHER, DANIA HUETHER, JAMES JENKINS, CAROLE JENKINS,

JOHN JENKINS, LOURDES JENKINS, WALTER JENKINS, SUSAN

JENKINS, JOANNE JESTER, YU JIN, XIN HAO, CHRIS JOHNSEN,

BRANDEE JOHNSEN, GLENDA JOHNSON, MARCO JOHNSON,

STANLEY JORGENSEN, LOWETA JORGENSEN, KELLY KING, JAMIE

KING, ROBERT KING, RITA KING, WILLIAM KITTS, SHERRY KITTS,

DENNIS KLAGER, ELLEN KLAGER, JOHN KLUG, ANITA KLUG,

STEVEN KNOWLES, GINA KNOWLES, WILLIAM KOERNER,

MEREDITH KOERNER, GERALD KONIECZNY, NORA KONIECZNY,

SAMIR KREIT, CAROLYN KREIT, ERIC KRISTIANSEN, BRIDGET

KRISTIANSEN, LARRY KRUSE, CHRISTINA KRUSE, STEPHEN

LANEY, JANICE LANEY, RONALD LEGGETT, SHIRLEY LEGGETT,

FRANK LEIDOLF, NORMAN LEMMA, DIANE LEMMA, ANDREW

LEMOINE, LORETTA LEMOINE, FREDERICK LENGEFELD, TANYA

LENGEFELD, TODD LIMBAUGH, MARY LIMBAUGH, CARLYN

LLENOS, SHARON LLEWELLYN, GREGORY LUCAS, LORRI LUCAS,

LASON MACKEY HINES, CHRISTOPHER MADDEN, CHARLES BERRY

MADDEN, MANUEL MALVAEZ, JENNIFER MALVAEZ, DAVID

MANTEY, CLAUDIA MANTEY, MOLLY MARCHMAN, LINDA

MARTIN, JOSEPH MAUL, EMILY MAUL, DICK MCCALL, MILDRED

MCCALL, HOLLIE MCCLELLAN, WALTER MCFERRIN, DANIEL

MCCGINNIS, MICHELLE MCGINNIS, ROBERT MCHUGH, JR.,

FRANCINE MCHUGH, ERIC MCKEE, GWEN MCKEE, EDWIN MCLEA,

ERIN MCLEA, SHANE MCLEAN, PAULA MCLEAN, DONNA

MCMURRAY, GENE MEDLOCK, CHRISTI MEDLOCK, JOHN MIKAN,

DEBBIE MIKAN, JAMES MILLER, ELEANOR MILLER, DANIEL

MILLMAN, AE MILLMAN, NICOLAE MITITEANU, MONTE MITTAG,

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CARL MONTANO, AURORA MONTANO, RONNIE MOORE, FIDEL

MORENO, CONNIE MORENO, PAUL MORGAN, KENDALL MORGAN,

JOHN MORMINO, LORETTA MORMINO, CHAD MOSES, SASHA

MOTE, JOHN MOYELL, GURLI MOYELL, BETTY MURPHY, KEVIN

MURPHY, MARY MURPHY, ROBIN NABER, THOMAS NELSON II,

AMANDA NELSON II, SAM NIELSEN, PAULA NIELSEN, JEANIE

NOLLE, JERRY NOON, KELLI NOON, CARLOS OCHOA, MICHELLE

OCHOA, LUIS OCHOA, JO ANN NEGRON, PAULA ORTIZ, BRITT

OWENS, YVONNE OWENS, DARRELL OWENS, ROBERT

PANZARELLA, MARY BETH PANZARELLA, STACIA PARMENTER,

EDUARDO PARRA, MARIA BARRO, DAVID PARROTT, MARGE

PARROTT, SCOTT PELFREY, STEPHANIE PELFREY, RANDALL

PHILLIPS, SHARON PHILLIPS, JIM PINKERTON, NANCY

PINKERTON, RICARDO PINON, DICK PIPKIN, PEGGY PIPKIN, KORI

PLOWMAN, CHRISTOPHER PRIDDY, KEITH PROBYN, CELINA

PROBYN, LANCE PURSLEY, CAROL PURSLEY, GEORGE QUENZER,

RAMIRO GARCIA, TODD RAINER, LISA COMBEST, ANDREW

RAYMER, CATHLEEN RAYMER, AARON RENEAU, JAMIE RENEAU,

MARI REYES, MARCELLA YBARRA, GEORGE RITTENHOUSE, JUDY

RITTENHOUSE, JUSTIN ROBERT, ALBAH ROBERT, MARSHALL

ROBERTS, CHARLOTTE ROBERTS, JEFF ROBERTS, LEA ROBERTS,

JOHN ROCCO, MARY ROCCO, DAVID ROESLER, PATRICK ROLLINS,

KAREN ROLLINS, DOUGHLAS ROUND, SUSAN ROUND, RONALD

ROUNSAVILLE, SHARON ROUNSAVILLE, CHARLES RUDD,

PRISCILLA RUDD, PAUL RUDMAN, ANTHONY RUFFINO, SCOTT

SABRSULA, BROOKE SABRSULA, JOHN SAM, TASHAUNA SAM,

ANGEL SANTOS, WENDY SANTOS, MATHIAS SCHLECHT, ANDREA

SCHLECHT, ALLEN SCHMIT, LYNETTE SCHMIT, LOREN SCHOLTES,

BARBARA SCHOLTES, ROBERT SCOTT, MICHELLE SCOTT,

PATRICK SHANAHAN, LEESA SHANAHAN, RAMAN SHANKER,

MEENAKSHI SHANKER, DIANNA SIMMONS, JEFF SIMMONS,

CRICKETT SIMMONS, MICHAEL SLADEK, ROSE SLADEK, SYLVIA

SLAUGHTER, SIMON SMETHERMAN, JESSE SMETHERMAN, GARY

SMITH, CASEY SMITH, JAMES SMITH, JEWEL SMITH, WILLIAM

SMITH, KARI SMITH, BRANDON STANISLAUS, KRISTEN

STANISLAUS, ROBERT STARK, JILL STARK, GARY STEINBERGER,

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REBECCA STEINBERGER, BRENDA STEPHENS, ROSS STEPHENSON,

SHERRY STEPHENSON, RICHARD STEWART, VICKI STEWART,

HOLGER STIBBE, PEARL STIBBE, BOB STIPPEL, COLLEEN STIPPEL,

RONNIE STOKLEY, GERALDINE STOKLEY, JENNIFER STONE, JOHN

STONE, SUSAN STONE, BARRY STRINGER, JASON STULTS, LISA

STULTS, DOUG STURGIS, MELISSA STURGIS, JAMES SUGGS, ERICK

SUJO, TODD SVIHOVEC, STACY SVIHOVEC, ANGELA SWANAGON,

BRENDA SIMMONS, FRITZ SWANSON, SANDRA SWANSON, BOGDAN

SZOPA, BIBIANNA SZOPA, WILLIAM THOMAS, TROY THORNTON,

PETE TORRES, MARY TORRES, RAUL TORRES, CATERINA TORRES,

ANDRE TRAN, MIGUEL TUM, MARLEN CICNEROS, FERNANDO

TURRUBIARTES, MARIBEL TURRUBIARTES, ROBERT TYLER,

JONAH MENDELSOHN, KENNETH ULRICH, COLLEEN ULRICH, HAL

UNDERWOOD, MARY UNDERWOOD, BOBBIE JO VAN DER WALT,

ISAK VAN DER WALT, BILL VAUGHN, TERESA VAUGHN, DUSTIN

VEATCH, AMANDA VEATCH, DAWN VILLANUEVA, SANDRA

VIVELL, DAVID WALLS, CHELSEA WALLS, CHARLEY WARD,

KATHERINE WARD, LAWRENCE WEDEKIND, DEBORAH

WEDEKIND, MARY WESTHOFF, TERRY WHITNEY, GLORIA

WHITNEY, WILLIAM WILKERSON, FAYE WILKERSON, CHAD

WILLIAMS, KIMBERLY WILLIAMS, GERALD WILLIAMS, JULIE

WILLIAMS, NICHOLAS WILSON, NICOLETTA WILSON, JIM WISE,

JANE WISE, JIMMIE WISENBAKER, CHARLOTTE WISENBAKER,

TERRY WOODALL, LINDA WOODALL, JASON WORLEY, CRYSTAL

WORLEY, RHONDA WRIGHT, GARY ZELASKO, CHEN ZHAO,

ZHIYONG ZHAO, LIN YANG, HAROLD ZUCKERMAN, MARLENE

ZUCKERMAN, KINGWOOD BAGEL & SANDWICH COMPANY,

GNOME SWEET GNOME LLC, WOODY T BARKSDALE DDS, JERRY W

BAUTSCH DDS PA, PAT CUNNINGHAM STATE FARM INSURANCE

AGENCY, IAN HEALY DDS MDS PLLC, RACHAELS GIFTS,

NORTHEAST LLC, CHIRON COMMUNICATION SERVICES LLC,

CREEKWOOD DENTAL INC., KINGWOOD URGENT CARE CLINIC

LLC, A&X ZHAI LLC, DREI B LLC, MEMORIAL HERMANN MEDICAL

GROUP ALLERGY & ENT ASSOCIATES PA, HATEM KHALAF,

KINGWOOD PHOTO LAB, FRANCY LE, ANDRE TRAN, S&A NAILS,

TRAM LE, PHOLICIOUS VIETNAMESE RICE NOODLES, GREGORY

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CONSTANTINOU, LE TIQUE NAILS, VSR HOLDINGS LLC, SIR

ENTERPRISES INC., ROBERTS CARPET & FINE FLOORING, SALIM

HUSSAIN, EVAN LEWIS, CRAIG BROWN, AGC HOLDINGS

KINGWOOD LLC, MEMORIAL HERMANN MEDICAL GROUP,

DOUGLAS HARTUNG, KRISTIN HARTUNG, JAMES HART, BILLIE

HART, CLARA ANDREWS, PATRICIA ACOSTA, WILLIAM ALGEO,

DEBRA ALGEO, MARIA ARANDA, INA ASH, PATRICK BAILEY,

SHANNON BAKER, CATHY BAKER, TYNA BAKER, GREGORY

BENNETT, AIMEE BENNETT, GEORGE BENOIT, CHARLOTTE

BENOIT, CAROLEE BOARDMAN, MICAJAH BOATRIGHT, JODI

BOATRIGHT, GEORGE BODMAN, JANET BODMAN, BENARD

BONTEMPS, JAMES BOWEN, MARTHA BOWEN, NIGEL

BRASSINGTON, PATRICIA BRIGHTWELL, COLLEEN CAMPBELL,

TINA CENTENO LEWIS, MIKE CHADDICK, LINDA CHADDICK,

ROLAND CHEMALI, MURIEL CHEMALI, CHANDA COMBS, JOHN

CONVERSE, GLORIA CONVERSE, KELLY COWIESON, J DIAMOND

AND ASSOCIATES PLLC, GREGORY DOUGHTIE, DIANA DOUGHTIE,

WILLIAM ELSTON, DARLENE ELSTON, CODY FELTON, LAUREN

FELTON, STEPHEN FISHER, RACHEL FISHER, CHESTER FRAZIER,

ANITA FRAZIER, STEVEN FREEMAN, MARGARET FREEMAN,

ROBERT FURLOUGH, SHERRY FURLOUGH, ROBERT GARCIA, LANA

GARCIA, LUPE GARCIA, ADRIAN GEE, MARYJANE GOMEZ,

SEBASTIAN GUIRIN, PAUL HANSEN, JOHN HART, KERRI HART,

JIMMY HICKS, DIANNE HICKS, WILLIAM HIGGINS, ELIZABETH

HIGGINS, CHARLES HUCKABEE, JULIE HUCKABEE, FAISAL

HUSSAIN, SHAZIA SIDDIQUI, JEFFREY HYLER, BARBRA HYLER,

AGNES JIMENEZ, MARCIN JURANEK, JOLANTA JURANEK,

RICHARD KENT, SARA KENT, PHILIP KIEF, STEPHANIE KIEF,

WERNER KIEF, JIMMIE KIEF, HEIDI KOCH, PHIL KORENEK, SANDY

KORENEK, PAUL LABORDE, MARILYN LABORDE, EUGENE

LANCASTER, THEODORE LAPESH, SUE LAWS, JERRY LEBUS, MARY

LEBUS, RAUL LEGORRETA, PHILIPPE LEONARD, JOSE LLAMOSAS,

ROBERT LUCAS, ALEXANDER MADDOX, PAUL MARTINEZ,

ROSALIO MARTINEZ, PAULIN MARTINUC, NANCY MATZKE,

RONALD MAY, PAIGE MAY, RONNIE MAYO, DEBBIE MAYO, DIANA

MILLER, ROBERT MOORE, BRENDA MOORE, DENNIS MORRIS,

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STEVE MURAWSKI, JANET MURAWSKI, IAN MURRAY, JACQUELINE

MURRAY, JOHN OLSAVSKY, MARY OLSAVSKY, GARRY PATTON,

NANCY PATTON, CHRISTOPHER PERDUE, STEPHANIE PERDUE,

PIETER POTGIETER, NICKY POTGIETER, DANA PRADERVAND,

MICHAEL PURCELL, TIMOTHY REESE, SANDI REESE, JANA REID,

HELEN REULAND, JOE REYES, ERICA REYES, THOMAS RODGERS,

RICHARD RODRIGUEZ, LISA RODRIGUEZ, SUSIE ROSENTHAL,

RICHARD ROYALL, LAURA EVAN, PHILIP RUZISKA, BARBARA

RUZISKA, DAVID SCHNEIDER, SHELLY SCHNEIDER, MICHAEL

SHRANG, KELLI SHRANG, MIKE SMITH, KELLY SMITH, JAMES

SPAIN, EMILY SPAIN, JASON SPRUILL, MICHAEL STEVENS, RENEE

STEVENS, CECILLE STITT, MICHAEL STOCK, JENNIFER STOCK,

JEFFREY SUTTON, MARK SWANNER, BRENACE SWANNER, JANICE

TACKETT, VYONNE TRUSDALE, ARTHUR VAN DER VORM, SANDRA

VAN DER VORM, BRENT WALKER, SANDRA WALKER, JIMMY

WEIDNER, JEREMY WILLIAMS, KRISTA WILLIAMS, ALAN WILSON,

BARBRA WILSON, TERI WILSON, BUKIL YOO, KYUNG YOO,

CHARLOTTE ZIMA, YANGI LIN, RODRICK DENNIS, EUNICE DENNIS,

CHARLES MADDEN, VINCENT MCCONNELL, FRAN MCCONNELL,

NORRIS WASHINGTON, ZENOBIA WASHINGTON, NOE CASANOVA,

MARY JANE CASANOVA, RANDY BRAUD, MARILYN BRAUD, RALPH

IMPERATO, JOAN IMPERATO, CHRISTIAN BUDDE, MOIRA BUDDE,

PATRICIA NICHOLS, MARK CLEMENCE, CARMEN CLEMENCE,

RANDY ZIEBARTH, SHARI ZIEBARTH, BRIAN JOHNSON, JILL

JOHNSON, BRIAN COLONA, SHIRLEY COLONA, MARK MABILE,

ROSIE MABILE, BOB HARRELL, ALISON HARRELL, JEFFREY

DIAMOND, STACEY DIAMOND, JEFF BAILEY, ANNCHEL BAILEY,

JOZEF BOREAS, LORRAINE BOREAS, RUSSELL CHANDLER,

JACQUELINE CHANDLER, LAWRENCE CSENGERY, ELVIRA

CSENGERY, BENJAMIN FLORES, ROBERT GARWOOD, KIMBERLY

GARWOOD, ABDUS GULL, HUMARA GULL, LEAANN HOFFMAN,

RICARDO MEJIA, JENNIFER MEJIA, RAFIA QADRI, JACK

SCHOLLARD, BARBARA SCHOLLARD, JASON TAYLOR, RACHEL

TAYLOR, STEVE CONLEY, MICHELLE CONLEY, COREY COX,

BRYANNA COX, WILLIAM MORGAN, MARY MORGAN, MAURICIO

NAVES, IMELDA NAVES, ELSON ROBERTON, LORI ROBERTSON,

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THOMAS STEGNER, DOUGLAS SUELL, CAROLYN SUELL, BEN

WILLIS, BYRON WILLIS, TSONG-DAR, JULIE LIN, MICHAEL

AHEARNE, JESSICA AHEARNE, JED ANDERSON, JILL ANDERSON,

WILLIAM BACHMAN, JUDY BACHMAN, JAMES BELTIS, ELIZABETH

BELTIS, DAVID BURNLEY, JENNIFER BURNLEY, RHUBEN COFFEY,

SOPHIE COFFEY, MICHAEL FONTENOT, ELISSA FONTENOT, DON

GARRETT, JULIETTA GARRETT, ANDREW GOLDSMITH, DEBBIE

GOLDSMITH, JEFF HASSEL, KETHLEEN HASSEL, MICHAEL

HIGGINS, PEGGY HIGGINS, SCOTT HOMANN, WRYNN HOMANN,

VICKI LOTT, WILLIAM MCMAHON, JR., SUSAN MCMAHON, KEVIN

MILLS, KEELY MILLS, SANTIAGO PACHECO, CECLILA PACHECO,

KENNETH PARR, SUZANNE PARR, JAMES RUTHERFORD, DIANA

RUTHERFORD, PAUL SCHIKAL, CYNTHIA SCHIKAL, KELVIN SHAW,

ELIZABETH SHAW, PATRICK SMITH, TAWN SMITH, MICHAEL

STARK, MARY STARK, BEN TRAMMELL, CYNTHIA TRAMMELL,

PAUL YALE, PAULA YALE, MICHAEL ZELLER, KRISTI ZELLER,

DAVID BABENDURE, RHANI BABENDURE, RAINER BAUER, LEA

BAUER, JEFF BEASON, ELAINE BEASON, JULIE BERNELL, CHARLES

CASEY, MAUREEN CASEY, STUART CASTLEBERRY, MARIELLEN

CASTLEBERRY, SCOTT DUBOIS, CYRENTHIA DUBOIS, ANTHONY

EDEN, JACQUELINE EDEN, DANIEL FOISIE, DONNA FOISIE, TOM

GILBERT, MARY GILBERT, GARY GORSKI, ELLEN GORSKI, ERNEST

HAUSER, BEVERLY HAUSER, DALE JOLY, DEBRA JOLY, DICKEY

LANEY, DONNA LANEY, SCOTT LEBBIN, JOY LEBBIN, JOHN

LINDBERG, ELIZABETH LINDBERG, NEAL LUX, NICOLE LUX, MARK

MARBACH, MARY MARBACH, DAVID MERKLEY, ADAM MOWERY,

SARAH MOWER, MICHAEL PENN, JANETTA PENN, STEPHEN RIPP,

KATHLEEN RIPP, THOMAS SNYDER, LORI SNYDER, BRETT

THOMAS, JAMIE THOMAS, TRUMAN WOODWARD, SALLY

WOODWARD, JEREMY ADORNA, JOLENE ADORNA, DARRELL

ANTRICH, JULIE ANTRICH, CARL BARTZ, KATHRYN BARTZ, GREG

BATTERTON, JANINE BATTERTON, STEVEN BEYER, CHRISTINE

BEYER, ROBERT BLEWETT, TERRI BLEWETT, JAMES

BOLTINGHOUSE, MARY BOLTINGHOUSE, KEVIN BUTLER, TERI

BUTLER, DAN BYERS, TIFFANY BYERS, JAMES BYRD, MARY BYRD,

ANDY RAY, JEFF ADAMS, ELIZABETH ADAMS, BRAD ADCOCK,

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HEATHER ADCOCK, PAUL AEGERTER, MARCIA AEGERTER, TIM

AMES, IRMA AMES, GERALD ANDREWS, ALFONSO ARIAS, FANNY

ARIAS, RAUL ARIAS, PILAR ARIAS, DAVID ATTEBERRY, LOIS

ATTEBERRY, SAMUEL AURILIO, MARY AURILIO, ROBERT AWALT,

SUSAN AWALT, LARRY BATES, ALETHA BATES, WALTER BENNETT,

DENIA BENNETT, GERALD ANDREWS, LORI BERRY, MARK

BLAYLOCK, JOHN BLOOMER, RHONDA BLOOMER, ERIC BOER,

CHRISTEL BOER, JOY BOHLKE, BRIDGET BOUDREAUX, JOSEPH

DEGRADO, PHILLIP BOUGHTON, KAREN BOUGHTON, LAUREN

BOYD, RHONDA BOYD, BELINDA BOYD MILLER, LUTHER BRENEK,

ALVIN BREWER, CONNIE BREWER, JESUS BRITO, MARIA BRITO,

ROBERT BROWN, KRISTI BROWN, DAVID BURRESS, KATHERINE

BURRESS, CHRISTOPHER BUSH, TOM BUTLER, MARILYN BUTLER,

ANTULIO CARDENAS, YECENIA CARDENAS, JOHN CARLISLE,

SHERIE CARLISLE, JOHN CARTER, PATTY CARTER, WILLIAM

CARTER, GAIL CARTER, DOUGAN CARUTHERS, YVONNE CATALA,

LEENDERT KLUFT, COREY CHAMBERLAIN, JO LANE

CHAMBERLAIN, DON CHESNUT, ANGELA CHESNUT, ROBERT

CIPRIANI, ELIZABETH CIPRIANI, RICHARD CLAYDEN, GAIL

CLAYDEN, CAROL CLAYTON, PETER COULTER, MELINDA

COULTER, JOHN CUGINI, PATRICIA CUGINI, PATRICK

CUNNINGHAM, LINDA CUNNINGHAM, RANDY DAVIS, SHERRY

DAVIS, ROBERT WESTOVER, DANIE BURKHARDT, MARC

FRANCIOSA, RICHARD GATHINGS, MARION GILLESPIE, LESTER

WILKES, FAYE WILKES, BENSON YUEN, GEORGE RONCHAQUIRA,

JEFF EARLY, ELIZABETH EARLY, AARON HENSON, JEANNE

HENSON, JAMES DICKEY, SHEILA DICKEY, MIKE WOEHST, LINDA

WOEHST, SMILES BY WOEHST, GORDON MAYEAUX, KATHY

MAYEAUX, FARROLD BALOTE, JOE MURPHY, JANET PHELPS, DON

FISHBECK, AND BRENDA FISHBECK, Relators

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Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relators have filed a petition for writ of mandamus, requesting that this

Court order respondent, the Honorable Sylvia Matthews, to disqualify herself as

the multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) pretrial judge or, in the alternative, to rule on

their objections to her appointment as the pretrial MDL judge.1 We deny the

petition for writ of mandamus. All pending motions are dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Countiss, Rivas-Molloy, and Guerra.

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The underlying case is Eduardo Del Pino, et al. v. Hanson Aggregates, LLC, et

al., Cause No. 2020-08901, pending for coordinated pretrial proceedings in the

281st District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Sylvia Matthews

presiding as MDL pretrial judge.

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