Opinion
NO. 01-16-00916-CV
11-17-2016
IN RE JORGE MEDINA, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Jorge Medina, filed a petition for writ of mandamus, late on November 16, 2016, seeking to compel the respondent, the Honorable John Phillips, to grant a hearing on relator's request for de novo hearing and to hear his trial on the merits in his underlying petition to modify the parent-child relationship. With his petition, relator also filed an emergency motion, also late on November 16, 2016, to stay his trial on the merits scheduled for November 17, 2016, before the associate judge, pending resolution of his petition. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.10(a).
The underlying case is In the Interest of J.M.J., A Child, No. 2014-04700J, in the 314th District Court of Harris County, the Honorable John Phillips presiding. --------
We deny the petition for writ of mandamus and dismiss the emergency motion as moot. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a), (d).
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Higley, and Lloyd.