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In re Williams

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Jan 26, 2018
No. 05-18-00068-CV (Tex. App. Jan. 26, 2018)

Opinion

No. 05-18-00068-CV

01-26-2018

IN RE STACI WILLIAMS, Relator


Original Proceeding from the 44th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 18-00641

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Francis, Evans, and Schenck
Opinion by Justice Francis

In this original proceeding, relator Staci Williams sought relief from a temporary restraining order requiring Carol Donovan, Chair of the Dallas County Democratic Party (DCDP), and the DCDP to remove Williams from the March 2018 Democratic Primary Ballot as a candidate for the office of Judge of the 101st Judicial District Court of Dallas County. On January 24, 2018, the Court conditionally granted relator's petition for writ of mandamus by written opinion and ordered the trial court to vacate the temporary restraining order. We determined that the proceeding in the district court was moot as to the primary election ballot at the time it was heard, and the resulting order was void.

After the opinion issued, the real parties in interest Michael G. "Mike" Lee and the Dallas County Republican Party (DCRP) filed a "Cross-Petition for Writ of Mandamus." In their cross-petition, Lee and DCRP seek a writ of mandamus directing Donovan and the DCDP to reject Williams's application to be on the primary ballot. That relief is unavailable because overseas and military ballots have already been printed and mailed for the March primary. See In re Meyer, No. 05-16-00063-CV, 2016 WL 375033, at *4 (Tex. App.—Dallas Feb. 1, 2016, orig. proceeding) (mandamus requesting same relief as cross-relators denied when filed six days after overseas ballots mailed).

Accordingly, we deny the cross-petition for writ of mandamus. The Court will not entertain motions for rehearing. See TEX. R. APP. P. 2.

/Molly Francis/

MOLLY FRANCIS

JUSTICE 180068F.P05


Summaries of

In re Williams

Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
Jan 26, 2018
No. 05-18-00068-CV (Tex. App. Jan. 26, 2018)
Case details for

In re Williams

Case Details

Full title:IN RE STACI WILLIAMS, Relator

Court:Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas

Date published: Jan 26, 2018

Citations

No. 05-18-00068-CV (Tex. App. Jan. 26, 2018)