Opinion
05-24-00238-CV
03-08-2024
IN RE R. STEPHEN POLLEY, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 44th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-20-13077.
Before Justices Partida-Kipness, Nowell, and Miskel
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ERIN A. NOWELL JUSTICE
On the Court's own motion, we withdraw our memorandum opinion and vacate our order dated March 6, 2024, and we issue this new memorandum opinion and order in their stead. The following is now the opinion of the Court.
Before the Court are relator's March 4, 2024 petition for writ of mandamus and motion for temporary relief. In his petition, relator seeks mandamus relief from the trial court's February 26, 2024 order (1) declining to allow relator to supersede the injunctive relief included in the final judgment and (2) requiring real party in interest to post security instead.
Entitlement to mandamus relief requires relator to demonstrate that the trial court clearly abused its discretion and that he lacks an adequate remedy by appeal. In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135-36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding). After reviewing the petition and the record, we conclude that relator's remedy was to file a motion under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 24.4. See Tex. R. App. P. 24.4(a)(4) (providing that a party may, by motion filed in the appellate court, seek review of a trial court's exercise of discretion under Rule 24.2(a)(3)).
Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a); see also In re Bittinger, No. 14-10-00697-CV, 2010 WL 3310208, at *1 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 23, 2010, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (denying mandamus petition because relator's remedy was to file Rule 24.4 motion in the pending appeal). Having denied the petition, we also deny as moot the motion for temporary relief.