in Re Christopher Spates ( 2015 )

Motion GRANTED AND Order filed July 8, 2015. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-15-00556-CV ____________ IN RE CHRISTOPHER SPATES, Relator ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 312th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2001-61475 ORDER On July 1, 2015, relator Christopher Spates filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. Relator asks this court to order the Honorable David Farr, Judge of the 312th District Court, in Harris County, Texas, to set aside his order dated May 28, 2015, entered in trial court number 2001-61475, styled In the Interest of C.Y.K.S., a Child. Relator claims the trial court abused its discretion by setting aside the February 13, 2015 modification order for lack of jurisdiction. Relator has also filed a motion for temporary stay of proceedings below. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(b), 52.10. Relator asks this court to stay proceedings in the trial court pending a decision on the petition for writ of mandamus. It appears from the facts stated in the petition and motion that relator’s request for relief requires further consideration and that relator will be prejudiced unless immediate temporary relief is granted. We therefore GRANT relator’s motion and issue the following order: We ORDER all proceedings in trial court cause number 2001-61475, In the Interest of C.Y.K.S., a Child, STAYED until a final decision by this court on relator’s petition for writ of mandamus, or until further order of this court. In addition, the court requests the real parties in interest to file a response to the petition for writ of mandamus on or before July 22, 2015. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.4. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Boyce, McCally, and Donovan.