In Re Preferred Contractors & Daulton Spence Appeal from 56th District Court of Galveston County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Motion to Dismiss Granted; Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed; and Memorandum Opinion filed December 6, 2022. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-22-00737-CV IN RE PREFERRED CONTRACTORS AND DAULTON SPENCE, Relators ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 56th District Court Galveston County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 22-CV-0269 MEMORANDUM OPINION On October 17, 2022, relators Preferred Contractors and Daulton Spence filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relators ask this Court to compel the Honorable Lonnie Cox, presiding judge of the 56th District Court of Galveston County, to vacate an order denying relators’ motions to sever claims and transfer venue and to issue an order severing claims against them and transferring those claims to Chambers County. On November 16, 2022, relators filed an unopposed motion to dismiss the petition. We hereby grant the motion and dismiss relators’ petition. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Wise and Hassan. 2

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