in Re Winfree Baptist Church

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 14, 2022
• Docket: 09-22-00118-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-22-00118-CV __________________

IN RE WINFREE BAPTIST CHURCH

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Original Proceeding 128th District Court of Orange County, Texas Trial Cause No. A190220-C __________________________________________________________________

ORDER

Winfree Baptist Church, Relator, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus and

a motion for temporary relief. See Tex. R. App. P. 52. Relator is a defendant in Trial

Cause Number A190220-C, Gary Hopkins v. Winfree Baptist Church. Relator seeks

a writ compelling the Honorable Courtney Arkeen, Judge of the 128th District Court

of Orange County, Texas, to vacate an order signed on December 2, 2021, and to

dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221.

Relator requests that the trial, which is currently scheduled to begin in the trial

court on April 25, 2022, be stayed while this Court considers the mandamus petition.

1 The Court finds temporary relief is necessary to prevent undue prejudice. It is

ORDERED that the trial in Trial Cause Number A190220-C is STAYED until our

opinion issues or until further order of this Court. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.10(b). No

bond is required of Relator as a condition to any relief herein granted.

The response of the Real Party in Interest, Gary Hopkins, is due April 25,

2022.

MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF GRANTED.

ORDER ENTERED April 14, 2022.

PER CURIAM

Before Golemon, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.