In Re H & R Block

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice GARZA.

On February 2, 2004, relators, H & R Block, H & R Block and Associates, L.P., H & R Block Tax Services, Inc. (“Tax Services”), H & R Block, Ltd., and HRBO II, Inc., filed a petition for writ of mandamus and an emergency motion to stay proceedings. The petition requested that this Court direct respondent, Judge J. Manuel Banales of the 105th District Court of Kleberg County, to vacate his order of January 30, 2004, which denied relators’ motion for continuance. Relators also asked that this Court further instruct respondent: (1) to hear relator Tax Service’s…