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DALLAS COUNTY BY COM'RS COURT v. MAYS

No. 05-87-01182-CV.

747 S.W.2d 842 (1988)

DALLAS COUNTY, By and Through its COMMISSIONERS COURT, and County Judge Lee F. Jackson, Commissioner Jim Jackson, Commissioner Nancy E. Judy, Commissioner John Wylie Price, and Commissioner Chris V. Semos, Relators, v. The Honorable Richard MAYS, Judge, 204th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas, the Honorable Ron Chapman, Judge, Criminal District Court, Dallas County, Texas, the Honorable Pat McDowell, Judge, Criminal District Court No. 5, Dallas County, Texas, the Honorable Frances Maloney, Judge, Criminal District Court No. 4, Dallas County, Texas, the Honorable Gary R. Stephens, Judge, Criminal District Court No. 3, Dallas County, Texas, the Honorable John Ovard, Judge, 265th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied February 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl Luna, Dallas, for relators.

Kerry W. Young, Corinne A. Mason, Dallas, for respondents.

Sharon L. Caldwell, Dallas, for respondent Frances Maloney.

Before DEVANY, McCLUNG, and HECHT, JJ.

DEVANY, Justice.

Relators, Dallas County, by and through its Commissioners Court, and its individual Commissioners seek a writ of mandamus against six district courts, respondents.

ACTION PRAYED FOR BY COMMISSIONERS

First, relators request this Court to direct all respondents to set aside certain October 21, 1987 show cause orders that respondents issued directing three of the Commissioners to show cause why they should not be held in contempt...

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