In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-12-00405-CV
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IN RE COMMITMENT OF TRAVIS JOHNSON
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On Appeal from the 435th District Court
Montgomery County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 03-05-03489 CV
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
In an appeal from an order entered in a sexually-violent-predator proceeding
modifying the terms of a commitment order, changing the entity that approves
where Travis Johnson must reside, we questioned our appellate jurisdiction over
such order. Upon consideration of the statute and the responses of the parties, we
conclude that the trial court’s order is not appealable, and we also conclude that
mandamus relief on the issues Johnson raises is not warranted. Accordingly, we
dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
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Recently, in In re Commitment of Cortez, we addressed the same issues as
are set forth in Johnson’s brief and concluded that we did not have appellate
jurisdiction over these same issues. No. 09-12-00385-CV, 2013 WL 3270613, at
*2 (Tex. App.—Beaumont June 27, 2013, no pet. h.). We also considered whether
Cortez raised issues entitling him to mandamus relief. See id. at **2-6.
For the same reasons stated in Cortez, we conclude that we lack appellate
jurisdiction to review the trial court’s order dated July 26, 2012, and that Johnson
has not demonstrated that he is entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we
dismiss Johnson’s appeal.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
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CHARLES KREGER
Justice
Submitted on July 10, 2013
Opinion Delivered August 15, 2013
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger, and Horton, JJ.
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