In Re O.F. Jones III v. the State of Texas

Opinion

NUMBER 13-24-00584-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

IN RE O.F. JONES III

ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Benavides and Silva Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Contreras1

By petition for writ of mandamus, relator O.F Jones III seeks to set aside an August 22, 2024 order denying his claim in a probate proceeding. Relator assails this same order by appeal in our appellate cause number 13-24-00506-CV.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the petition for writ of mandamus, is of the opinion that this original proceeding has been rendered moot by the pending

1 See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(d) (“When denying relief, the court may hand down an opinion but is not

required to do so. When granting relief, the court must hand down an opinion as in any other case.”); id. R. 47.4 (distinguishing opinions and memorandum opinions).

appeal. See In re Contract Freighters, Inc., 646 S.W.3d 810, 813 (Tex. 2022) (orig. proceeding) (per curiam); Heckman v. Williamson County, 369 S.W.3d 137, 162 (Tex. 2012); In re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., 166 S.W.3d 732, 737 (Tex. 2005) (orig. proceeding). Accordingly, we dismiss this petition for writ of mandamus as moot.

DORI CONTRERAS

Chief Justice

Delivered and filed on the 6th day of December, 2024.