In Re Pinchus Shapiro v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
• Decided: July 2, 2026
• Docket: 01-26-00644-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued July 2, 2026

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-26-00644-CV ——————————— IN RE PINCHUS SHAPIRO, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator, Pinchus Shapiro, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of

mandamus alleging that the trial court abused its discretion and violated a

“non-discretionary ministerial duty under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18a” by

failing to either sign an order of recusal or sign an order referring the motion to the

regional presiding judge. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 18a(f). Relator’s petition requested

that this Court issue a writ of mandamus directing the trial court “to vacate the

unauthorized summary orders denying the Motion for Recusal[] and command the [trial court] to comply with Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18a by immediately

referring the motion to the Regional Presiding Judge.”

In connection with his petition for writ of mandamus, relator also filed an

“Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief and Stay.” In the motion, relator

requested that the Court stay all proceedings in the underlying trial court cause

pending this Court’s review of his petition for writ of mandamus.

We conclude that relator has failed to establish he is entitled to mandamus

relief, and therefore, the Court denies relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. See

TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5(a), 52.3(l)(1)(B), 52.7(a). We dismiss any pending motions,

including relator’s “Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief and Stay,” as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Guerra, Gunn, and Morgan.