In Re: Kaplan Higher Education Corporation and Leticia Ventura--Appeal from 206th District Court of Hidalgo County

NUMBER 13-05-617-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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IN RE: KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION

AND LETICIA VENTURA

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On Petition for Writ of Mandamus ___________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Garza

Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion[1]

Relators, Kaplan Higher Education Corporation and Leticia Ventura, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the above cause on September 29, 2005. The Court, having examined and fully considered the petition for writ of mandamus, the response filed by real parties in interest,[2] relators' reply, real parties' surreply, the record, and the supplemental record, is of the opinion that relators have not shown themselves entitled to the relief sought. Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus is DENIED. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).

Furthermore, the temporary stay granted on November 22, 2005, is lifted.

PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed

this 10th day of January, 2006.

[1] See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(d) (AWhen denying relief, the court may hand down an opinion but is not required to do so.@); Tex. R. App. P. 47.4 (distinguishing opinions and memorandum opinions).

[2]The real parties in interest are the plaintiffs below. They include Luis Rios, Ricardo Arguello, Jesus A. Barraza, Luis A. Briceno, Jorge L. Carpio, Arturo Casas, Hector de la Fuente, Johnny de la Rosa, Sergio F. Del Angel, Israel Esquivel, Gilberto Garcia, Ismael Garcia, Javier Garcia, Jr., Santos Garza, Pedro Garza, Jr., Jesus E. Gonzalez, Rudy Guajardo, Noel J. Hernandez, Eric Hernandez, Arturo Longoria, Raul Madrigal, Antonio Martinez, Jose M. Moya, Miguel Orocio, Jr., Jorge L. Perez, Rafael Perez, Edgar Quiroga, Juan Rodriguez, Martin Salinas, Jesus G. Solis, Isidro Venecia, Jr., Juan Carlos "Charlie" Garcia, Torribio Cortina, III, Antero Villanueva, Albert Munoz, Jr., Jose R. Alanis, Alfredo Zepeda, Jr., Ruben Morales, Jose Ponce, Jr., Mario Moreno, Samuel Rodriguez, Jr., Juan Jose Rodriguez, Jacob Molina, Roberto Cazares, and Ricardo Garcia.