in Re: James Alan Barnes

Opinion

Dissenting Opinion Filed September 27, 2022

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-22-00938-CV

IN RE JAMES ALAN BARNES, ET AL., Relators

Original Proceeding from the 44th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-16-15204

DISSENTING OPINION Opinion by Justice Pedersen, III Entitlement to mandamus relief requires relators to show that the trial court

clearly abused its discretion and that relators lack an adequate appellate remedy. In

re The Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig.

proceeding). As the parties seeking relief, relators bear the burden to provide the

Court with a sufficient record to establish their right to relief. Walker v. Packer, 827

S.W.2d 833, 837 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding). To put it plainly, we are not

permitted to address the merits of any petition for writ of mandamus absent strict

compliance with Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 52. In this case, we deviate

from our standard practice. This Court has denied at least five petitions for writ of mandamus, at least in

part, due to noncompliance with provisions of Rule 52 that the petition here also

fails to satisfy in the last thirty days. Three of those denials were based, at least in

part, on failure of the petitions to comply with Rule 52.7(a)(2). See In re Buddrus,

No. 05-22-00837-CV, 2022 WL 4092422, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Sept. 7, 2022,

orig. proceeding) (mem. op.); In re Horton, No. 05-22-00810, 2022 WL 3645591,

at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Aug. 24, 2022, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (citing TEX.

R. APP. P. 52(7)(a), generally, but noting, “Relator failed to provide . . . a properly

authenticated transcript of any relevant testimony.”); In re Pick, No. 05-22-00817-

CV, 2022 WL 3593283, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Aug. 23, 2022, orig. proceeding)

(mem. op.). Three of those denials were based, at least in part, on failure of the

petitions to comply with Rule 52.3(j). See In re Chapple, No. 05-22-00944-CV, 2022

WL 4396166, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Sept. 23, 2022, orig. proceeding) (mem.

op.); In re Houston, No. 05-22-00865-CV, 2022 WL 4007881, at *1 (Tex. App.—

Dallas Sept. 2, 2022, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.); Horton, 2022 WL 3645591, at

*1.

Accordingly, we should deny the Petition for Writ of Mandamus. See TEX. R.

APP. P. 52.8(a). We should also strike relators’ Petition for Writ of Mandamus,

including its appendix, and we should strike relators’ Mandamus Record. See TEX.

R. APP. P. 9.9. We should further deny relators’ Emergency Motion for Temporary

Stay of Proceedings as moot.

–2– I dissent.

/Bill Pedersen, III// BILL PEDERSEN, III 220938f.p05 JUSTICE dddd

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