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O'CONNOR v. LYKOS

No. 01-97-00752-CV.

960 S.W.2d 96 (1997)

Cynthia O'CONNOR, Relator, v. The Honorable Patricia R. LYKOS, Assigned Judge of the 309th District Court, Harris County, Texas, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

August 8, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Betty Barrett Homminga, Houston, for Relator.

Before MIRABAL, WILSON and HEDGES, JJ.

OPINION

HEDGES, Justice.

The issue in this mandamus proceeding is the authority of an assigned judge to preside over proceedings after she has signed an order granting a new trial. We hold that the assigned judge's authority ended when she signed the order granting a new trial, and we conditionally grant the requested mandamus relief.

Facts

Relator Cynthia O'Connor and real party in interest...

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