in Re Ramesh Kapur

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: January 26, 2023
• Docket: 14-23-00039-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order filed January 26, 2023

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________

NO. 14-23-00039-CV ____________

IN RE RAMESH KAPUR, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS On Appeal from the 189th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2019-38863

ORDER

On January 20, 2023, relator Ramesh Kapur filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. Relator asks this court to compel the Honorable Scott Dollinger to vacate his December 12, 2022 order vacating the summary judgment order and Hughyun International, LLC’s motion to vacate, modify, or correct the summary judgment and motion to extend postjudgment deadlines.

Because Judge Dollinger ceased to hold the office of Judge of the 189th District Court, Harris County, Texas, we are required to abate this mandamus proceeding to permit the respondent’s successor, the Honorable Tamika Craft, to consider the decision regarding relator’s request for relief. See Tex. R. App. P. 7.2(b); see also In re Baylor Med. Ctr. at Garland, 280 S.W.3d 227, 228 (Tex. 2008) (orig. proceeding) (“Mandamus will not issue against a new judge for what a former one did.”).

Therefore, we abate this proceeding, treat it as a closed case, and remove it from the court’s active docket. This original proceeding is abated until February 27, 2023, to permit Judge Craft to consider the order underlying relator’s request for relief. On or before that date, Judge Craft shall advise the court of the action taken on relator’s request by filing a signed order reflecting her ruling concerning relator’s request for relief with this court. The court will then consider a motion to reinstate or dismiss the original proceeding, as appropriate.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Wise, Jewell, and Poissant.