In Re Angelini

In this original proceeding, the Honorable Karen Angelini, currently Justice of the Fourth Court of Appeals, Place Five, seeks mandamus relief against Charles E. Soechting, State Chair of the Texas Democratic Party. The latter initially listed Lauro A. Bustamante as a candidate for Place Seven on the Fourth Court of Appeals, then at the filing deadline as a candidate for Place Five, then after the deadline as disqualified, and finally as a candidate for Place Five again after this Court issued three opinions on January 27, 2006. Because we find fact issues that must be determined after a hearing on the merits, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus.