In Re Ha Duong v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
• Decided: March 17, 2026
• Docket: 01-26-00139-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued March 17, 2026

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-26-00139-CV ——————————— IN RE HA DUONG, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator, Ha Duong, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in which she

contended that the trial court failed to perform its ministerial duty to rule on properly

filed motions in the underlying divorce proceedings between relator and real party

in interest, Darwin Ngo.1 In her petition for writ of mandamus, relator requested

1 The underlying case is In the Matter of the Marriage of Ha Duong and Darwin Ngo, Cause No. 25-FD-0446, in the County Court at Law No. 3 of Galveston County, Texas, the Honorable Jack Ewing presiding. that this Court grant her mandamus relief and direct the trial court to perform its

ministerial duty and rule on the motions identified in the petition.

The Court requested a response to relator’s petition for writ of mandamus.

Real party in interest filed a response to the petition, arguing that relator was not

entitled to mandamus relief because the “trial court is actively managing the case,”

and had not failed to perform any ministerial duty.

The Court denies relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. We dismiss any

pending motion as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Gunn, Caughey, and Morgan.