In Re: Chad Jones v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 30, 2024
• Docket: 05-24-01013-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

DENIED and Opinion Filed August 30, 2024

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-24-01013-CV

IN RE CHAD JONES, Relator

Original Proceeding from the County Court at Law No. 2 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CC-22-01325-B

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Pedersen, III, Smith, and Garcia Opinion by Justice Smith In his August 26, 2024 petition for writ of mandamus, relator challenges the

trial court’s January 8, 2024 order striking his testifying experts, in part, and the trial

court’s March 20, 2024 order denying reconsideration of the same. 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 relator’s petition and the record before us, we conclude that relator has

failed to demonstrate entitlement to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. R. APP. P.

52.8(a).

/Craig Smith/ CRAIG SMITH JUSTICE 241013F.P05

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