in Re: Jamie Majors

Opinion

ACCEPTED 12-15-00193-CV TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS TYLER, TEXAS 10/20/2015 1:27:26 PM Pam Estes CLERK

NO. 12-15-00193-CV

FILED IN IN RE § IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 12th COURT OF APPEALS § TYLER, TEXAS § 10/20/2015 1:27:26 PM JAMIE MAJORS § TWELFTH DISTRICT PAM ESTES § Clerk § RELATOR § TYLER, TEXAS

MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF (REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY STAY OF TRIAL COURT PROCEEDINGS)

TO THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF SAID COURT:

Now comes JAMIE MAJORS, RELATOR in the above-styled and numbered cause and

MOVANT herein, and moves this Court to grant a temporary stay of the trial court proceeding,

and for good cause shows the following:

1. This case is currently pending before this Court on application or petition for writ

of mandamus from the County Court at Law, Anderson County, Texas the Honorable Jeff Doran,

presiding judge;

2. The petition for writ of mandamus was filed with this Court on July 29, 2015;

3. Respondent and Real Party in Interest Heather Majors has set a final hearing for

tomorrow October 21, 2015 at 1:30 pm before the County Court at Law of Anderson County,

Texas on a Motion for Enforcement and Contempt in an attempt to compel the children the

subject of this suit to Texas from Virginia;

4. The case is on petition for writ of mandamus arising out of a claim that the

County Court at Law of Anderson County, Texas should have declined jurisdiction pursuant to

section 152.202(a)(1) of the Texas Family Code. Movant contends that allowing the court to

proceed to judgment with the court’s jurisdiction at the core of the complaint presents a significant risk of harm to the parties involved since depending on this Court’s determination of

the request for a writ of mandamus, any action taken by the lower court could be improper.

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Movant prays that this Court: grant this

request for a temporary stay pending determination of the petition for writ of mandamus or until

further order of this Court, and for such other and further relief as the Court may deem

appropriate.

Respectfully submitted,

By:/s/ Jeffrey L. Coe Jeffrey L. Coe Attorney at Law State Bar No. 24001902 1000 N. Church St. P.O. Box 1157 Palestine, TX 75802-1157 Tel. (903) 723-0331 Fax. (888) 651-6851 Attorney for Movant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true copy of the above Motion for Temporary Relief has this day, October 20, 2015, been sent via email transmission, to the following:

VIA HAND DELIVERY Honorable Jeff Doran County Court at Law – Anderson County 500 N. Church St. Palestine, Texas 75801

VIA HAND DELIVERY Colin McFall Attorney at Law 513 N. Church St. Palestine, Texas 75801

/s/ Jeffrey L. Coe Jeffrey L. Coe, Attorney at Law CERTIFICATE OF EFFORTS TO CONTACT ALL PARTIES

Jeffrey L. Coe, Attorney for Relator and Movant, contacted Colin McFall on October 20,

2015 notifying him in person that it was the intent of Movant to file this Motion for Temporary

Relief expeditiously as a result of the scheduled hearing for tomorrow October 21, 2015 at 1:30

pm. Additionally, on October 20, 2015, Jeffrey L. Coe, Attorney for Relator and Movant,

contacted the County Court at Law of Anderson County, Texas to notify the court of the filing of

the request for Temporary Relief.

/s/ Jeffrey L. Coe Jeffrey L. Coe, Attorney at Law