In Re Latanya Brooks-Samuels v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
• Decided: May 15, 2026
• Docket: 01-26-00498-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued May 15, 2026

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-26-00498-CV ——————————— IN RE LATANYA BROOKS-SAMUELS, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On January 7, 2026, the trial court signed an order granting Real Party in

Interest American Economy Insurance Company’s motion to compel appraisal and

abate the underlying case filed by Relator Latanya Brooks-Samuels.1 On May 8,

2026, Relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus challenging the trial court’s May

1 The underlying case is Latanya Brooks-Samuels v. Daryl Wayne Harris, cause number 2025-38353, pending in the 334th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Dawn Rogers presiding. 4, 2026 orders (1) denying Relator’s motion to set aside the January 7, 2026 order

and (2) granting Real Party in Interest’s motion to enforce the January 7, 2026 order.

Relator subsequently filed a related motion requesting a stay of the challenged orders

and all proceedings in the underlying case pending our Court’s decision on her

petition.

We deny the petition for writ of mandamus. Relator’s related motion to stay

the challenged orders and all underlying proceedings pending resolution of the

petition is dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Gunn, and Dokupil.