In Re Beverly Brooks v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
Opinion issued April 17, 2026
In The
Court of Appeals For The
First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-26-00395-CV ——————————— IN RE BEVERLY BROOKS, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On April 17, 2026, Relator Beverly Brooks filed an Emergency Petition for
Writ of Mandamus challenging the trial court’s April 13, 2026 “Order Granting
KD’s Motion to Withdraw Funds From Court’s Registry and Denying Plaintiff’s
Request for Interest.”1 The challenged order (1) grants Real Party In Interest
1 The underlying case is Beverly Brooks v. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, cause number 2013-19862, pending in the 269th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Cory Sepolio presiding. Kirkendall Dwyer, LLP’s motion to withdraw funds from the court’s registry;
(2) orders that the entire amount of funds in the registry be released to Kirkendall
Dwyer immediately, and (3) denies Brooks’s request to withdraw a portion of
registry funds arising from interest accrued on the funds.
We deny the petition.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Johnson, and Dokupil.
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