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In Re Lopez

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided December 4, 2008No. 13-08-00518-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice VALDEZ.

Relator, Elia Cornejo Lopez, seeks mandamus relief from an order granting an oral motion to disqualify her counsel. We conditionally grant the writ.

I. Background

Relator and Leonel Lopez brought suit against South Texas ACP Management, LLC, Cesar Perez, and Norma Linda Cas-tellano, real parties in interest, for breach of fiduciary duty regarding the imposition of a constructive trust on real property. Perez filed a motion to transfer venue. At the venue hearing, the Honorable Joaquin Villarreal, a visiting and assigned judge, disqualified relator from…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Walker v. PackerTexas Supreme Court · 1992
  2. In Re Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 2004
  3. In Re Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.Texas Supreme Court · 2005
  4. In Re McAllen Medical Center, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Banda v. Garcia Ex Rel. GarciaTexas Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. in Re: Kerry Max Cook, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2012
  2. In Re Thompson, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2011
  3. In Re Thompson, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2011
  4. in Re Michael Habiniak, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2014
  5. in Re PlainsCapital Bank, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2018

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