IES Residential, Inc. and Jeremy Sernas ( 2019 )

COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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IN RE: No. 08-19-00132-CV
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IES RESIDENTIAL, INC. AND AN ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
JEREMY SERNAS, §
IN MANDAMUS
Relators. §
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relators, IES Residential, Inc. and Jeremy Sernas, have filed a mandamus petition against
the Honorable Sergio H. Enriquez, Judge of the 448th District Court of El Paso County, Texas,
asking that we order Respondent to vacate an order denying their Amended Motion for Leave to
Designate Responsible Third Party. The petition for writ of mandamus is denied.
Generally, mandamus relief is appropriate only to correct a clear abuse of discretion or to
compel the performance of a ministerial duty, and where the relator has no adequate remedy by
appeal. In re Reece, 341 S.W.3d 360, 364 (Tex. 2011)(orig. proceeding); In re Prudential
Insurance Company of America, 148 S.W.3d 124, 135-36 (Tex. 2004)(orig. proceeding). The
burden is on relator to show it is entitled to mandamus relief. See In re Ford Motor Company, 165
S.W.3d 315, 317 (Tex. 2005)(orig. proceeding); Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 837 (Tex.
1992)(orig. proceeding). After reviewing the mandamus petition and the mandamus record, we
conclude that Relators have failed to show they are entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we
deny the petition for writ of mandamus.
GINA M. PALAFOX, Justice
May 21, 2019
Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Palafox, JJ.
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