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LEWIS v. LEFTWICH

No. 05-89-00743-CV.

775 S.W.2d 848 (1989)

David LEWIS, Relator, v. Snowden LEFTWICH, Judge Presiding, 68th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

August 14, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Langley, Dallas, for relator.

Jack D. Sides, Dallas, for respondent.

Before McCLUNG, ROWE and WHITTINGTON, JJ.

McCLUNG, Justice.

Relator David Lewis seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the Honorable Snowden Leftwich, a senior district judge, retired, and assigned to preside over litigation in which Lewis is a party, to disqualify himself. We hold that the assigned judge is disqualified and that the assigned judge's order of dismissal is void. The case is returned to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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