in Re Christopher Dupuy ( 2021 )

Order filed July 29, 2021.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-21-00062-CV
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IN RE CHRISTOPHER DUPUY, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
On Appeal from the 333rd District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2019-89958
ORDER
On April 3, 2021, relator Christopher Dupuy filed a first amended petition for
writ of mandamus, asking this court to compel the Honorable Brittanye Morris to set
aside her January 12, 2021 order, which denies relator’s Rule 91a motion to dismiss.
See Tex. R. Civ. P. 91a.
Relator’s petition does not comply with the Texas Rules of Appellate
Procedure. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.3(k)(1)(A), 52.7(a)(1). To be a “certified or
sworn copy,” in accordance with Rule 52, the document must be certified by the trial
court clerk or attached to either a properly prepared affidavit or an unsworn
declaration pursuant to section 132.001 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies
Code. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 132.001.1By this order, the court gives relator ten days’ notice that the first amended
petition will be dismissed for failure to comply with Rules 52.3(k(1)(1) and
52.7(a)(1) unless the deficiencies are cured. See generally Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c).
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Bourliot, Zimmerer, and Spain.
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The legislature has provided an alternate method of meeting the requirement of sworn copies—
an unsworn declaration. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 132.001. An unsworn declaration
must be in writing and subscribed by the person making the declaration as true under penalty of
perjury. Id. § 132.001(c). Section 132.001(d) sets forth the jurat relator may use in an unsworn
declaration:
My name is, _______________________________________________________________________________________
(First) (Middle) (Last)
my date of birth is _______________________, and my address is
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Street) (City) (State) (Zip Code)
and ___________________________________________ I declare under penalty of
(Country)
Perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed in _____________ County, State of _____________________________________________________________
on the ______ day of _________________________________,_______________________________________________
(Month) (Year)
___________________________________
(Declarant)
Id. 132.001(d).