In Re Daneca Benton v. the State of Texas

Opinion

Opinion issued August 12, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

for temporary relief seeking to “stay the trial court proceedings during the pendency

of this proceeding.”

We deny the Petition for Writ of Mandamus. TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a).

Relator’s motion for temporary relief and any other pending motions are dismissed

as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Guiney, and Morgan.

Footnotes

1. NO. 01-25-00627-CV ——————————— IN RE DANECA LAVERN BENTON, Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator Daneca Lavern Benton filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus challenging the trial court’s May 1, 2023 order granting a motion to reinstate for lack of proper verification.1 See TEX. R. APP. P. 21(f)(7)(A). Relator also filed a motion 1 The underlying case is George Adams and Lavoria Davis v. Daneca Lavern Benton, Cause No. 2021-02000, pending in the 190th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Beau A. Miller presiding.