DISMISS; and Opinion Filed August 10, 2016.
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-16-00943-CV
IN RE HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION OF PRINCETON MEADOW, INC., Relator
Original Proceeding from the Justice Court, Precinct # 2
Collin County, Texas
Justice Court Cause No. 02-SC-15-00068
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Wright and Justices Lang-Miers and Brown
Opinion by Justice Lang-Miers
In this original proceeding, relator asks the Court to issue a writ directing the justice court
to vacate certain orders and judgments. Appellate courts do not generally have writ jurisdiction
over justice courts. TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221(b) (writ jurisdiction over district and
county courts only). The exception is if the writ is necessary to protect this Court’s jurisdiction.
TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 22.221(a) (“Each court of appeals or a justice of a court of appeals
may issue a writ of mandamus and all other writs necessary to enforce the jurisdiction of the
court.”). No appeal is pending in this Court related to the justice court orders at issue. As such,
our jurisdiction is not at risk. Relator’s remedy, if any, lies in the county court. See, e.g.,
Houston v. Sw. Outdoor, Inc., 05-14-00936-CV, 2016 WL 2591243, at *2 (Tex. App.—Dallas
May 3, 2016, no pet.) (“A statutory county court has mandamus power over justice courts.”)
(citing TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN. § 25.0004(a) (West Supp.2015) and Meridien Hotels, Inc. v.
LHO Fin. P’ship I, L.P., 97 S.W.3d 731, 736–37 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2003, no pet.)).
We DISMISS relator’s petition for writ of mandamus for want of jurisdiction.
/Elizabeth Lang-Miers/
ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS
JUSTICE
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