In Re: John Patrick Forward--Appeal from 351st District Court of Harris County

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Opinion filed December 12, 2002.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-02-01249-CV

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IN RE JOHN PATRICK FORWARD, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

WRIT OF MANDAMUS

O P I N I O N

On December 3, 2002, relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court, seeking to compel the Hon. Mark Kent Ellis, Judge of the 351st District Court of Harris County, to rule on a pending post-conviction motion for recusal. See Tex. Gov=t. Code Ann. ' 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.

We deny relator=s petition for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

Petition Denied and Opinion filed December 12, 2002.

Panel consists of Chief Justice Brister and Justices Hudson and Fowler.

Do Not Publish Tex. R. App. P. 47.3(b).