In Re: Southwestern Bell Telephone Company--Appeal from 107th District Court of Cameron County

NUMBER 13-05-177-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

IN RE SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Rodriguez, Castillo, and Garza

Opinion by Justice Per Curiam

Relator, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, filed a motion for temporary relief and petition for writ of mandamus in the above cause on March 14, 2005. On March 14, 2005, the Court granted the motion for temporary relief and requested a response from the real parties in interest: Accutel of Texas, Inc.; America Phonecom, Inc.; Basicphone, Inc.; Buy-Tel Communications, Inc.; Callnet Communications, Inc.; Choctaw Communications, Inc. d/b/a Smoke Signals Communications; Commsouth Companies; dPi Teleconnect; Diamond Telco, Inc.; Max-Tel Communications, Inc.; Quick-Tel Communications, Inc.; R Tex Communications Group, Inc.; Rosebud Cotton Company; Rosebud Telephone, LLC; Tin Can Communications Co., LLC; Transtar; and Viteris, Inc.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the petition for writ of mandamus, the response, the reply thereto, is of the opinion that relators have not shown themselves entitled to the relief sought and the petition for writ of mandamus should be denied. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8. Accordingly, the stay is hereby ordered LIFTED. The petition for writ of mandamus is DENIED.PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed

this 31st day of March, 2005