In Re: Rashad White and Sebra Proutt v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 20, 2024
• Docket: 05-24-00952-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Denied and Opinion Filed August 20, 2024

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-24-00952-CV

IN RE RASHAD WHITE AND SEBRA PROUTT, Relators

Original Proceeding from the County Court at Law No. 1 Rockwall County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1-24-1007

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Pedersen, III, Smith, and Garcia Opinion by Justice Garcia Before the Court is relator’s August 14, 2024 petition for writ of mandamus.

Relators challenge purported orders dated July 1, 2024, and August 1, 2024, granting

temporary managing conservatorship of relators’ children to the Texas Department

of Family and Protective Services.

Relators’ petition does not comply with the Texas Rules of Appellate

Procedure in numerous respects. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.1; TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3(a)–

(d)(3), (e)–(j), (k)(1)(A); TEX. R. APP. P. 52.7(a). Thus, relators’ petition does not

meet the requirements of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure for consideration

of mandamus relief. See In re Guillaume, No. 05-24-00765-CV, 2024 WL 3548511, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas July 26, 2024, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (denying

mandamus relief based on relator’s failure to comply with several Texas Rules of

Appellate Procedure).

Accordingly, we deny relators’ petition.

Additionally, based on our review, relators’ petition for writ of mandamus

contains unredacted sensitive data, including a minor’s full name, in violation of

Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.9. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.9. Accordingly, we

also strike relators’ petition.

/Dennise Garcia/ DENNISE GARCIA 240952F.P05 JUSTICE

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