in Re Richard Dunsmore

Court of Appeals of Texas

in Re Richard Dunsmore

DecidedApril 23, 2021

Docket01-21-00195-CV

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Opinion issued April 23, 2021

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-21-00195-CV ——————————— IN RE RICHARD DUNSMORE, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator, Richard Dunsmore, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus

requesting that we compel the district court to allow him to conduct discovery as

part of the biennial review of his commitment as a sexually violent predator.1 See

TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE § 841.102. The petition includes a request for an

1 The underlying case is In re: The Commitment of Richard A. Dunsmore, cause number 84023-CV, pending in the 412th Judicial District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, the Honorable Lamar McCorkle presiding. emergency stay of the underlying proceedings. We deny the petition and dismiss the

stay request as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Kelly, Landau, and Farris.

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