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 THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS 
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 Orders Pronounced April 5, 2018 
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 MISCELLANEOUS 
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 THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ARE DENIED: 
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 18-0136 
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 IN RE STEVEN M. CURTICE; from Galveston County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-18-00108-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02-13-18) 
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relator's emergency motion to stay denied 
 
 
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(Justice Devine not sitting)
  
 
 
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 18-0291 
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 IN RE MICHAEL STERLING ALEXANDER; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-17-00417-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02-27-18) 
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motion for temporary relief denied 
 
 
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