DENY; and Opinion Filed January 9, 2015.
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-00026-CV
IN RE REBECCA DONDERO, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 256th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-11-16417
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Lang, Fillmore, and Brown
Opinion by Justice Fillmore
This petition for writ of mandamus arises in the context of a divorce action in which the
trial court has ordered the claims in the case bifurcated and tried to separate juries. Relator
requests that the Court order the trial court to vacate its “Order on Motion to Clarify Order
Bifurcating Trials” signed on December 31, 2014 and stay the first bifurcated trial which is
presently set for January 12, 2015. 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).
Based on the record before us, we conclude the relator has failed to establish a right to the relief
requested. We deny the petition for writ of mandamus. TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8.
/Robert M. Fillmore/
ROBERT M. FILLMORE
JUSTICE
150026F.P05
in Re: Rebecca Dondero
Combined Opinion