in Re Matthew C. Short

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 8, 2012
• Docket: 10-12-00039-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-12-00039-CV

IN RE MATTHEW C. SHORT

Original Proceeding

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Based on our review of the substance of relator’s petition for writ of mandamus

and the fact that relator has not filed a record in this matter, we conclude that relator

has not demonstrated himself entitled to the relief sought. See Walker v. Packer, 827

S.W.2d 833, 837 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding); In re Blakeney, 254 S.W.3d 659, 661 (Tex.

App.—Texarkana 2008, orig. proceeding) (stating that the relator bears the burden of

providing this Court with a sufficient record to establish his right to mandamus relief);

see also In re Toyota Motor Corp., No. 10-11-00050-CV, 2011 Tex. App. LEXIS 9185, at *4

(Tex. App.—Waco Nov. 16, 2011, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (“Absent extraordinary circumstances, mandamus ordinarily will not issue unless relator lacks an adequate

remedy by appeal.”). Accordingly, relator’s petition for writ of mandamus is denied. 1

AL SCOGGINS Justice

Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Davis, and Justice Scoggins Denied Opinion delivered and filed February 8, 2012 [OT06]

1 Relator’s mandamus petition has numerous procedural deficiencies. Relator’s petition lacks several of the requirements outlined in Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 52.3. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3. In particular, relator failed to include a statement of the case, and he did not disclose “the name of the judge, the designation of the court in which the judge was sitting, and the county in which the court is located . . . .” See id. at R. 52.3(d)(1)-(2). In addition, relator’s petition is not accompanied by “a properly authenticated transcript of any relevant testimony from any underlying proceeding” or “a certified or sworn copy of every document that is material to relator’s claim for relief and that was filed in the underlying proceeding.” See id. at R. 52.7(a)(1)-(2). However, because of our disposition and to expedite this matter, we will implement Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 2 to suspend these rules. See id. at R. 2.

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