LEO v. MANCIAS

Nos. 13-19-453-CV, 13-94-456-CV, 13-94-457-CV.

885 S.W.2d 268 (1994)

William "Billy" LEO, in his capacity as Hidalgo County Clerk, Relator, v. Honorable Fernando MANCIAS, Presiding Judge of the 93rd Judicial District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, Respondent. Brigido "Brig" MARMOLEJO, Jr., in his capacity as Sheriff of Hidalgo County, Relator, v. Hon. Fernando MANCIAS, Judge of the 93rd District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, Respondent. HIDALGO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT (Samuel Sanchez, Lalo Arcaute, Juan Rosel, Leonard Camarillo, and J. Edgar Ruiz), Relator, v. Hon. Fernando MANCIAS, Judge of the 93rd District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

October 7, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alejandro Moreno, Jr., Edinburg, Travis Hiester, Atlas & Hall, James D. Selman, III, Selman & Camp, McAllen, Craig S. Smith, Smith & Edwards, Donald B. Edwards, Corpus Christi, Kevin D. Pagan, McAllen, for intervenor in No. 13-94-00453-CV.

Rene Guerra, Dist. & County Atty., Theodore C. Hake, Asst. Criminal Dist. Atty., Cheryl Hole, Asst. Dist. Atty., Edinburg, for relator in No. 13-94-00453-CV.

Alejandro Moreno, Jr., Edinburg, for relator in No. 13-94-00456-CV.

James D. Selman, III, Selman & Camp, Travis Hiester, Atlas & Hall, Kevin D. Pagan, McAllen, Craig S. Smith, Smith & Edwards, Donald B. Edwards, Corpus Christi, Theodore C. Hake, Asst. Criminal Dist. Atty., Cheryl Hole, Law Offices of James E. Darling, Asst. Dist. Atty., Edinburg, Rene Guerra, Dist. & County Atty., Edinburg, for real parties in interest in No. 13-94-00456-CV.

James D. Selman, III, Selman & Camp, Kevin D. Pagan, McAllen, Craig S. Smith, Smith & Edwards, Corpus Christi, Donald B. Edwards, Corpus Christi, Alejandro Moreno, Jr., Edinburg, for intervenor in No. 13-94-00457-CV.

Travis Hiester, Atlas & Hall, McAllen, Rene Guerra, Dist. & County Atty., Theodore C. Hake, Asst. Criminal Dist. Atty., Cheryl Hole, Law Offices of James E. Darling, Asst. Dist. Atty., Edinburg, for relator in No. 13-94-00457-CV.

Before DORSEY, GILBERTO HINOJOSA and YANEZ, JJ.


OPINION

GILBERTO HINOJOSA, Justice.

By the present mandamus proceeding, relators seek to overturn the trial court's judgment declaring a vacancy in the office of the Hidalgo County Sheriff and ordering candidates to be placed on the November general election ballot in order to fill the remaining term of that office. We conditionally grant the writ of mandamus.

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