Opinion issued April 18, 2013
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-12-01149-CV
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IN RE JAMES JOSEPH ROONEY, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, James Joseph Rooney, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus in
this Court. The underlying action pending in the trial court is a suit to modify the
parent-child relationship. 1 In his mandamus petition, Rooney challenges the trial
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The underlying case is In re K.K.R., No. 2012-43652 (308th Dist. Ct., Harris
Cnty., Tex.), the Honorable James Lombardino, presiding.
court’s temporary order compelling him to pay $50,000 in interim attorney’s fees
to the real party in interest, Kora Jean Leach, and her attorneys.
We deny the petition for writ of mandamus. We vacate the temporary stay
granted on December 20, 2012 in this case. Any pending motions are dismissed as
moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Sharp, and Huddle.
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