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In re Churchwell

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas
Sep 1, 2022
No. 05-22-00747-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 1, 2022)

Opinion

05-22-00747-CV

09-01-2022

IN RE CHARLES STANLEY CHURCHWELL, JR., TRUSTEE OF THE CHRISTOPHER J. MERLO REVOCABLE TRUST, Relator


Original Proceeding from the Probate Court No. 2 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. PR-03799-2

Before Justices Molberg, Pedersen, III, and Garcia

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DENNISE GARCIA JUSTICE

Before the Court is relator's August 1, 2022 Petition for Writ of Mandamus challenging the probate court's (1) May 10, 2022 Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem, (2) June 10, 2022 Order Denying the Motion to Set Aside Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem and Amended Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem and Expanding Powers, and (3) July 15, 2022 Order Granting Motion to Compel Statutory Accounting.

Entitlement to mandamus relief requires relator to show that the trial court clearly abused its discretion and that relator lacks an adequate appellate remedy. In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135-36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding). After reviewing relator's petition, real parties in interest's responses, and the record before us, we conclude that relator has failed to demonstrate entitlement to mandamus relief. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).

Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. We also lift the stay issued by this Court's August 22, 2022 Order.


Summaries of

In re Churchwell

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas
Sep 1, 2022
No. 05-22-00747-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 1, 2022)
Case details for

In re Churchwell

Case Details

Full title:IN RE CHARLES STANLEY CHURCHWELL, JR., TRUSTEE OF THE CHRISTOPHER J. MERLO…

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas

Date published: Sep 1, 2022

Citations

No. 05-22-00747-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 1, 2022)