In Re Justin Smith v. the State of Texas

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-25-00239-CV __________________

IN RE JUSTIN SMITH

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Original Proceeding 172nd District Court of Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. 25DCCV1158 __________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Justin Smith, purporting to appear pro se, on behalf of himself and LIVT,

Corp., filed a petition for a writ of mandamus and a supplemental petition for a writ

of mandamus. The Clerk of the Court notified Smith of specific deficiencies in the

petitions and directed him to file a compliant petition by August 1, 2025. Smith

failed to correct the deficiencies in the mandamus petitions.

An appellate court must deny mandamus relief if the petition fails to comply

with the requirements of Rule 52 in such a manner that the appellate court is

precluded from conducting a meaningful review of the trial court’s order. See In re

Layton, No. 07-07-0490-CV, 2007 WL 4531939, at *1 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Dec.

1 19, 2007, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.). Accordingly, we deny the petition for a writ

of mandamus and supplemental petition for a writ of mandamus without prejudice.

PETITION DENIED.

PER CURIAM

Submitted on August 27, 2025 Opinion Delivered August 28, 2025

Before Johnson, Wright and Chambers, JJ.