in Re Edna Chapa

Opinion

NUMBER 13-18-00656-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

IN RE EDNA CHAPA

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

ORDER

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Longoria and Hinojosa Order Per Curiam

Relator Edna Chapa filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the above cause on November 29, 2018. Through this original proceeding, relator seeks to compel the trial court to issue a ruling on her petition to enforce a final decree of divorce. By order issued on November 30, 2018, the Court requested that the real party in interest, David Chapa (David), or any others whose interest would be directly affected by the relief sought, file a response to the petition for writ of mandamus on or before the expiration of ten days from the date of the order. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.2, 52.4, 52.8. No response was filed. On December 20, 2018, the Honorable Adolfo E. Cordova Jr., counsel for David, informed

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the Court that he no longer represented him. See generally id. R. 6.5(c). The trial court had granted Cordova’s motion to withdraw as counsel that same day.

Given the foregoing circumstances, we extend the deadline for David, proceeding pro se or through new counsel, to file a response to the petition for writ of mandamus until ten days from the date of this order. If David has retained new counsel, we direct him to, on or before the expiration of these ten days, to file a notice including his new attorney’s name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, facsimile number, and State Bar of Texas identification number. See generally id. R. 6.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed the 28th day of December, 2018.