in Re: James Edwin Rankin ( 2015 )

DENY; and Opinion Filed March 6, 2015.
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-00216-CV
IN RE JAMES EDWIN RANKIN, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 330th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 02-09778
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Lang-Miers, Brown, and Whitehill
Opinion by Justice Brown
Relator filed this petition for writ of mandamus requesting that the Court order the trial
court to vacate the portions of its “Order Holding Relator in Contempt, Granting Judgment and
Suspending Commitment” finding relator guilty of contempt of court and rendering monetary
judgment against relator. 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 relator has failed to establish a right to relief. We DENY the
petition.
/Ada Brown/
ADA BROWN
JUSTICE
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