DENY; and Opinion Filed December 1, 2015.
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-01426-CV
IN RE TERRENCE M. GORE, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 302nd Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF12-12707-U
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Francis, Myers, and Schenck
Opinion by Justice Myers
Relator filed this petition for writ of mandamus complaining that he had been deprived of
his right to a jury trial in this suit affecting the parent-child relationship. Relator states that a
“bench order” has been signed with regard to the proceeding, but a final judgment has not been
signed. By separate motion for emergency relief, he requests that the Court stay rendition of
final judgment pending determination of his petition for writ of mandamus. Relator also
complains that the trial judge failed to recuse herself despite the fact that she was a respondent in
a federal habeas corpus proceeding filed by relator.
Ordinarily, to obtain mandamus relief, a relator must show both that the trial court has
clearly abused its discretion and that relator has no adequate appellate remedy. In re Prudential
Ins. Co., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding). Relator has an adequate
remedy by appeal for both of his complaints. In re Johnson, 238 S.W.3d 846, 848 (Tex. App.—
El Paso 2007, orig. proceeding) (although trial court may have erred in denying jury trial
mandamus relief not appropriate because appeal provided an adequate remedy at law); In re
Rice, 04-15-00343-CV, 2015 WL 3616073, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio June 10, 2015, orig.
proceeding) (same); In re McKee, 248 S.W.3d 164, 165 (Tex. 2007) (mandamus not available for
the denial of a motion to recuse); TEX. R. CIV. P. 18a(j)(1)(A) (complaint regarding failure to
recuse may be reviewed only on appeal from final judgment).
We DENY the petition.
/Lana Myers/
LANA MYERS
JUSTICE
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