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