in Re Ted Lawrence Robertson

Opinion

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed April 21, 2011.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-11-00271-CV

In Re Ted Lawrence Robertson, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

WRIT OF MANDAMUS

312th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2001-35725

MEMORANDUM  OPINION

On March 29, 2011, relator Ted Lawrence Robertson 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.  In the petition, relator asks this court to compel the Honorable Robert Hinojosa, presiding judge of the 312th District Court of Harris County and the Honorable Bonnie Crane Hellums, presiding judge of the 247th District Court of Harris County to vacate a protective order issued August 15, 2001.

On May 24, 2010, relator filed a bill of review in the 247th District Court challenging the default judgment issued August 15, 2001.  On June 4, 2010, the bill of review was dismissed for want of prosecution.  Relator has appealed the dismissal of the bill of review to this court, which has docketed his appeal in cause number 14-11-00224-CV.  Because relator has an adequate remedy at law, we deny his petition for writ of mandamus.  See In re Prudential Ins. Co., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004).

                                                                                    PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Anderson, Seymore, and McCally.