in Re: Balli Klockner Inc., Southern Texas Steel LLC, Klockner Steel Trade GMBH, Balli Steel PLC, and Balli Finance and Development Corporation ( 2006 )

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed June 1, 2006

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed June 1, 2006.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-06-00273-CV

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IN RE BALLI KLOCKNER, INC., SOUTHERN TEXAS STEEL, L.L.C.,

KLOCKNER STEEL TRADE GMBH, BALLI STEEL, P.L.C.,

AND BALLI FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Relators

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

WRIT OF MANDAMUS

M E M O R A N D U M   O P I N I O N

On March 27, 2006, relators filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court.  See Tex. Gov=t Code Ann. ' 22.221 (Vernon 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.  In the petition, relators asked this court to compel the Honorable Carroll Wilborn, Jr., presiding judge of the  344th District Court of Chambers County, to set aside his ruling denying relators= motion to quash the demand for jury trial made by the real parties in interest.

Relators have not established that they are entitled to mandamus relief.  Accordingly, we deny relators= petition for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

Petition Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed June 1, 2006.

Panel consists of Justices Hudson, Fowler, and Seymore.

Justice Seymore would grant the petition and dissents without opinion.