Denied and Opinion Filed March 2, 2021
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-21-00087-CV
IN RE DAVID BARNES, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 330th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-11-11126
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Myers, Partida-Kipness, and Carlyle
Opinion by Justice Partida-Kipness
In his February 5, 2021 petition for writ of mandamus, relator asks us to
compel the trial court to vacate its order after de novo review. 1 Entitlement to
mandamus relief requires relator to show 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).
Based on the record before us, we conclude relator has not shown his
entitlement to the relief requested. See In re Kenefick, No. 14-08-00203-CV, 2008
1
This Court previously dismissed a similar petition for writ of mandamus without prejudice. See In re
Barnes, No. 05-21-00020-CV, 2021 WL 346425 (Tex. App.—Dallas Feb. 2, 2021, orig. proceeding) (mem.
op.).
WL 3833842, *6 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Aug. 19, 2008, orig. proceeding)
(mem. op.) (denying mandamus relief regarding alleged lack of specificity in trial
court’s order where relator did not show he presented complaint to trial court); see
also In re Bank of America, N.A., 2003 WL 22310800, *2 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st
Dist.] October 9, 2003, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (“Equity is generally not served
by issuing an extraordinary writ against a trial court on a ground that was never
presented to the court and that the court thus had no opportunity to address.”).
Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. Having denied the petition,
we also deny the motion for temporary relief as moot.
/Robbie Partida-Kipness/
ROBBIE PARTIDA-KIPNESS
JUSTICE
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