*1 In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont _________________ NO. 09-16-00299-CV _________________ LAYNE WALKER, Appellant V.

STEPHEN HARTMAN, Appellee __________________________________________________________________ On Appeal from the 58th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. A-198,246 __________________________________________________________________ ORDER Appellee filed a motion to recuse Chief Justice Steve McKeithen on September 23, 2016. Chief Justice McKeithen certified the matter to the Court. The Court finds appellant failed to present grounds which justify recusal in this case. See Tex. R. App. P. 16; see also Tex. R. Civ. P. 18b. Accordingly, the motion to recuse Chief Justice Steve McKeithen is denied.

ORDER ENTERED September 29, 2016.

PER CURIAM Before Kreger, J., and Horton, J.

McKeithen, C.J., not participating.

Johnson, J., recused.