in Re Michael Grabowski II

Opinion

Opinion issued May 2, 2019

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

On March 5, 2019, the Clerk of this Court notified relator that because it appeared that the trial court had signed a final order in the underlying proceeding, rendering this original proceeding moot, the Court may dismiss the petition unless relator filed a response demonstrating that the proceeding was not moot and the Court has jurisdiction over the proceeding. Cf. TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3. Relator has not responded.

Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus as moot. See In re Best Transp. Serv., Inc., No. 01-13-00959-CV, 2014 WL 689661, at *1 (Tex. App.— Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 20, 2014, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (dismissing mandamus petition as moot when trial court had signed final judgment); see also In re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., 166 S.W.3d 732, 737 (Tex. 2005) (“A case becomes moot if a controversy ceases to exist between the parties at any stage of the legal proceedings, including the appeal.”).

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Lloyd, Kelly, and Hightower.

Footnotes

1. NO. 01-18-00982-CV ——————————— IN RE MICHAEL GRABOWSKI II, Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Michael Grabowski II, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus, challenging the trial court’s order disqualifying Lorri Meraz Grabowski from representing relator in the trial court proceeding.1 1 The underlying case is In the Interest of V.A.G., a Child, Cause No. 16-FD-2689, in the County Court at Law No. 1 of Galveston County, Texas, the Honorable John Grady presiding.