Legal Opinion

In Re Bruce Wheatley in His Capacity as of the Estate of Judith T. Wheatley, and Tony Aguilar v. the State of Texas

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided April 22, 2026No. 08-26-00001-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS ———————————— No. 08-26-00001-CV ———————————— In re Bruce Wheatley in his Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Judith T. Wheatley, deceased, and Tony Aguilar, Relators AN ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN MANDAMUS M E MO RA N D UM O PI NI O N Relators Bruce Wheatley and Tony Aguilar seek a writ of mandamus directing the probate court to withdraw its October 30, 2025 order disqualifying Aguilar from representing the estate of Judith (Judy) Wheatley. Relators raise five issues challenging the disqualification on various grounds. We deny the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In Re Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.Texas Supreme Court · 2005
  2. In Re Nitla S.A. De C.V.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  3. GMC v. Saenz on Behalf of SaenzTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Spears v. Fourth Court of AppealsTexas Supreme Court · 1990
  5. In Re SandersTexas Supreme Court · 2004

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