Petition for Writ of Mandamus Conditionally Granted and Memorandum
Opinion filed March 6, 2014.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-13-00528-CV
IN RE GERALD LEE RICKS, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
County Court No. 3
Galveston County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 07-FD-1547
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On Monday, June 17, 2013, relator Gerald Lee Ricks filed a petition for writ
of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. §22.221 (Vernon 2004);
see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. Relator asked this Court to order the Honorable
Christopher Dupuy, Judge of County Court No. 3, Galveston County, Texas, to
rule on his motion for enforcement of the judgment entered in trial court cause
number 07-FD-1547, styled In the Matter of the Marriage of Eletha Lachon Ricks
v. Gerald Lee Ricks. Because respondent had been removed from the bench, we
abated this proceeding to permit the Honorable Kerri Foley, presiding judge of
County Court No. 3 of Galveston County, to rule on relator’s motion. As of this
date, no ruling has been entered.
We therefore conditionally grant relator’s the petition for a writ of
mandamus. This writ of mandamus will issue only if respondent fails to rule on
relator’s motion for enforcement of the judgment within thirty (30) days from the
date this opinion is filed.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Boyce, Jamison, and Busby.
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