In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-16-00293-CV
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IN RE JEAN-FRANÇOIS GARIÉPY
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Original Proceeding
County Court of Jefferson County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 115533
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
In this mandamus proceeding, Jean-François Gariépy contends that the trial
court abused its discretion by striking his petition in intervention in a temporary
guardianship proceeding filed by the real party in interest, Marsha Castellanos. On
September 14, 2016, the trial court appointed Castellanos as the permanent
guardian of the ward’s person. Any issue regarding the appointment of a temporary
guardian became moot once the trial court appointed a permanent guardian. See In
re Guardianship of Berry, 105 S.W.3d 665, 666 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2003, no
pet.). The order appointing a guardian may be appealed. See Tex. Est. Code Ann. §
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1152.001 (West 2014). We conclude that the relator has an adequate remedy at
law. Accordingly, we deny the petition for a writ of mandamus. See Tex. R. App.
P. 52.8(a).
PETITION DENIED.
PER CURIAM
Submitted on September 16, 2016
Opinion Delivered October 20, 2016
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.
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