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In re Smith

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas
Nov 22, 2024
No. 05-24-01380-CV (Tex. App. Nov. 22, 2024)

Opinion

05-24-01380-CV

11-22-2024

IN RE ANGELIA SMITH AND KELVIN SMITH, Relators


Original Proceeding from the County Court at Law No. 4 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CC-21-05552-D.

Before Justices Pedersen, III, Smith, and Garcia

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DENNISE GARCIA JUSTICE

Before the Court is relators' November 22, 2024 petition for emergency writ of mandamus seeking to vacate a writ of possession.

Relators' petition does not comply with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure and thus does not meet the requirements for consideration of mandamus relief. See, e.g., Tex.R.App.P. 52.1, 52.3(a)-(h), 52.3(j), 52.3(k)(1)(A), 52.7(a).

Additionally, even if relators' record contained properly certified or sworn documents as required by the rules, entitlement to mandamus relief requires a relator to show that the trial court clearly abused its discretion and that the 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 relators' petition and the record before us, we conclude that relators have failed to demonstrate entitlement to mandamus relief.

Accordingly, for each of the above independent and alternative reasons, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).


Summaries of

In re Smith

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas
Nov 22, 2024
No. 05-24-01380-CV (Tex. App. Nov. 22, 2024)
Case details for

In re Smith

Case Details

Full title:IN RE ANGELIA SMITH AND KELVIN SMITH, Relators

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

Date published: Nov 22, 2024

Citations

No. 05-24-01380-CV (Tex. App. Nov. 22, 2024)