In the
Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
at Fort Worth
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No. 02-19-00131-CV
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IN RE A.M., Relator
Original Proceeding
Trial Court No. 324-352851-03
Before Sudderth, C.J.; Gabriel and Bassel, JJ.
Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On April 11, 2019, relator A.M. filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus,
complaining that he was being illegally restrained by a contempt order. On May 7,
2019, the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, representing the Tarrant County
Domestic Relations Office, a real party in interest, filed a motion to dismiss the
petition as moot, stating that A.M. had been unconditionally released from the
Tarrant County Jail on April 23, 2019. Our clerk’s office has confirmed with the jail
that A.M. was released on April 23, 2019.
Because a court cannot decide a case that has become moot, see Heckman v.
Williamson Cty., 369 S.W.3d 137, 162 (Tex. 2012), we grant the motion. Accordingly,
we dismiss relator’s petition for writ of habeas corpus as moot.
Per Curiam
Delivered: May 23, 2019
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