Opinion
No. 04-10-00229-CV
Delivered and Filed: May 12, 2010.
This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2009-CI-05638, In the Matter of the Marriage of Jonathan Zavalaand Natalie Zavala, in the 73rd Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Renée F. McElhaney presiding. However, the order complained of was signed by the Honorable Antonia Arteaga, presiding judge of the 57th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas.
PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DENIED.
Sitting: CATHERINE STONE, Chief Justice, PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice, STEVEN C. HILBIG, Justice.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On March 18, 2010, relator Jonathan Zavala filed a petition for writ of mandamus, seeking to compel the trial court to vacate its January 21, 2010 order granting a new trial. However, relator's petition does not satisfy the requirements of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3(d)(2) (statement of the case must include, "if the respondent is a judge, the name of the judge, the designation of the court in which the judge was sitting, and the county in which the court is located"); TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3(g) (statement of facts "must be supported by citation to competent evidence in the appendix or record"); TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3(h) (in the argument section, "[t]he petition must contain a clear and concise argument for the contentions made, with appropriate citations to authorities and to the appendix or record"); TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3(k)(1)(A) (the appendix must contain "a certified or sworn copy of any order complained of, or any other document showing the matter complained of"); see also TEX. R. APP. P. 52.7(a) ("Relator must file with the petition [ ] a certified or sworn copy of every document that is material to the relator's claim for relief and that was filed in any underlying proceeding"). Due to the inadequacies in the petition, we do not reach the merits of relator's complaint.
Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a).