In re The Law Offices of Art Dula, Arthur, M. Dula, Individually, and d/b/a the Law Offices of Art Dula, Anat Friedman, Individually, and d/b/a the Law Offices of Art Dula, J. Buckner Hightower, and the Robert A. and Virginia Heinlein Prize Trust, Through Appeal from 55th District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed October 6, 2015. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-15-00535-CV IN RE THE LAW OFFICES OF ART DULA, ARTHUR M. DULA, INDIVIDUALLY, AND D/B/A THE LAW OFFICES OF ART DULA, ANAT FRIEDMAN, INDIVIDUALLY, AND D/B/A THE LAW OFFICES OF ART DULA, J. BUCKNER HIGHTOWER, AND THE ROBERT A. AND VIRGINIA HEINLEIN PRIZE TRUST, THROUGH, ITS TRUSTEES ARTHUR M. DULA AND J. BUCKNER HIGHTOWER, Relators ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 55th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2014-65947 MEMORANDUM OPINION On June 23, 2015, relators The Law Offices of Art Dula, Arthur M. Dula, Individually, and d/b/a The Law Offices of Art Dula, Anat Friedman, Individually, and d/b/a The Law Offices of Art Dula, J. Buckner Hightower, and the Robert A. and Virginia Heinlein Prize Trust, through its Trustees Arthur M. Dula and J. Buckner Hightower, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (West 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relators ask this court to compel the Honorable Jeff Shadwick, presiding judge of the 55th District Court of Harris County, to vacate his April 22, 2015 order denying their motion to dismiss based on a forum-selection clause. Relators have not established that they are entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Christopher, Brown, and Wise. 2

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