In Re Mohammad Reza Assadi v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 13, 2024
• Docket: 03-24-00806-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-24-00806-CV

In re Mohammad Reza Assadi

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM TRAVIS COUNTY

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator Mohammad Reza Assadi has filed a “Notice of Writ of Mandamus” seeking

relief from orders denying his motion to compel discovery and for reconsideration in the

underlying civil suit. We treat relator’s submission as a petition for writ of mandamus and deny

the petition.

A party seeking mandamus relief has the burden of providing this Court with a

sufficient record to establish his right to such relief. See Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 837

(Tex. 1992); see Tex. R. App. P. 52.7(a) (providing that mandamus record must contain, among

other things, a “certified or sworn copy of every document that is material to the relator’s claim

for relief and that was filed in any underlying proceeding”). Here, Assadi has attached as exhibits

both of the complained-of orders denying his motions but nothing else. This record does not meet

the requirements of Rule 52.7; therefore, this Court lacks a record sufficient to assess the right to

mandamus relief. We accordingly deny relief. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a). The petition for writ of

mandamus is denied. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).

__________________________________________ Chari L. Kelly, Justice

Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Kelly and Theofanis

Filed: December 13, 2024