In Re Rodney Samuel Sprawling, Jr. v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
• Decided: June 4, 2026
• Docket: 01-26-00571-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued June 4, 2026

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-26-00571-CV ——————————— IN RE RODNEY SAMUEL SPRAWLING, JR., Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator, Rodney Samuel Sprawling, Jr., proceeding pro se, filed a petition for

writ of mandamus asserting that the trial court abused its discretion by (1) refusing

to strike and seal certain summary-judgment exhibits purportedly including

“exposed unredacted medical records, private cellular telephone numbers, and active

cloud links,” (2) “failing to freeze and protect a contested marital and community

estate from immediate dissipation, foreclosure, and unauthorized transfers,” and

(3) “refusing to require opposing counsel to produce wet-ink authorizations or mandate an in-person verification hearing amidst credible allegations regarding the

disappearance or unverified participation of” real party in interest, Andrei Dunca.1

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

“Motion for Temporary Relief Pending Mandamus.” In the motion, relator

requested that the Court make several findings and implement several “procedures

and safeguards” pending review of his petition for writ of mandamus.2

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

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

dismiss any pending motions, including relator’s “Motion for Temporary Relief

Pending Mandamus,” as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Gunn, Caughey, and Morgan.

1 The underlying case is Andrei Dunca v. Rodeny Samuel Sprawling, Jr., Cause No. 2025-17063, in the 334th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Dawn Rogers presiding 2 We note that relator has also filed a direct appeal from the trial court’s April 6, 2026 “Summary Judgment and Permanent Injunction,” assigned appellate cause number 01-26-00459-CV, currently pending in this Court.