Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-13-00280-CV
IN RE Carlos Y. BENAVIDES, JR.
Original Mandamus Proceeding 1
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Catherine Stone, Chief Justice
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Delivered and Filed: May 15, 2013
PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DENIED
On April 29, 2013, Attorney Richard Leshin filed a petition for writ of mandamus on
behalf of Carlos Y. Benavides, Jr., complaining of the portion of the trial court’s February 5,
2013 order that granted the motion to compel. However, Leshin has failed to establish that he
has the authority to file this petition for writ of mandamus on behalf of Carlos Y. Benavides, Jr.
To the contrary, in Cause No. 04-13-00280-CV, which is a petition for writ of mandamus filed
simultaneously with this petition in this court, Leshin states “Richard Leshin was no longer an
attorney representing a party by virtue of the Order on Motion to Show Authority . . . and the
Order Denying Respondent’s Amended Motion to Stay Pending Appeal.” We take judicial
notice of Leshin’s statement in the petition. In addition, this court recently affirmed the trial
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This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2011-PB6-000081-L2, styled In the Matter of the Guardianship of Carlos
Benavides, Jr., An Incapacitated Person, pending in the County Court at Law No. 2, Webb County, Texas, the
Honorable Jesus Garza presiding.
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court’s order finding Leshin has no authority to represent Benavides. See In re Guardianship of
Benavides, No. 04-12-00321-CV, 2013 WL 960008 (Tex. App.—San Antonio March 13, 2013,
no pet. h.). Based on the foregoing, we conclude Leshin has failed to establish he has the
authority to file the petition for writ of mandamus on behalf of Benavides. Accordingly, without
reaching the merits, we DENY the petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a).
PER CURIAM
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