Opinion
01-21-00466-CR
09-01-2021
In re Sean Powers, in His Official Capacity as an Assistant District Attorney with the Harris County District Attorney's Office
Trial court: County Criminal Court at Law No. 8 of Harris County Trial court case number: 2364645
Panel consists of Justices Kelly, Hightower, and Farris
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Relator, Sean Powers, in his official capacity as an assistant district attorney with the Harris County District Attorney's Office, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus asking this Court to order the trial court to withdraw its order of show cause, signed on June 25, 2021, or to amend the order to provide adequate notice to relator. Relator has also filed a motion for emergency relief to stay the contempt proceedings scheduled to begin on September 2, 2021.
The Court grants the motion and orders the trial court's June 25, 2021 order and the contempt proceedings against relator stayed pending disposition of this petition.
The respondent, the Honorable Franklin Bynum, is directed to file a response to the petition within 20 days of the date of this order.
It is so ORDERED.