in Re Maravilla Owners Association, Inc. ( 2013 )

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed
December 5, 2013.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-13-01018-CV
IN RE MARAVILLA OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
405th District Court
Galveston County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 13-CV-0435
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On November 14, 2013, relator Maravilla Owners Association, Inc. filed a
petition for writ of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221;
see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this Court to compel the
Honorable Michelle Slaughter, presiding judge of the 405th District Court of
Galveston County, to grant a no-answer default judgment against the real party in
interest.
Relator has not established its entitlement to mandamus relief. “Because the
determination of whether a plaintiff is entitled to a default judgment requires the
exercise of the trial court’s discretion, this court is without authority to compel by
mandamus the entry of a default judgment.” In re Ramirez, 994 S.W.2d 682, 683
(Tex. App.—San Antonio 1998, orig. proceeding). Accordingly, we deny relator’s
petition for writ of mandamus.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices McCally, Busby, and Wise.
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