In Re Tara Sturgeon v. the State of Texas ( 2023 )

Opinion issued December 21, 2023
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-23-00909-CV
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IN RE TARA STURGEON, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Tara Sturgeon, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of
mandamus asserting that the trial court had abused its discretion by: (1) “not
returning” relator’s minor children to her custody; (2) “by entering the January 24,
2023 Temporary Order Following Adversary Hearing”; (3) terminating relator’s
visitation to her minor children after a July 20, 2023 hearing; and (4) failing to
provide relator with effective counsel.1 Relator requested that the Court “issue a
writ of mandamus directing the [trial] court to restore constitutional protections of
the family, [and to] return the children to their parents, immediately.”
Our review of relator’s mandamus petition reflects that relator has failed to
establish that she is entitled to mandamus relief. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3(k)(1)(A)
(relator required to provide appendix which “must contain” certified or sworn copy
of any “document showing the matter complained of”), 52.7(a) (relator “must file”
record with mandamus petition containing “certified or sworn copy of every
document that is material to the relator’s claim for relief and that was filed in any
underlying proceeding”), 52.8(a); see also Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 837
(Tex. 1992). Accordingly, we deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. See
TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a). Any pending motions are dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Goodman, Countiss, and Farris.
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The underlying case is In the Interest of L.S., O.S., and A.S., Children, Cause No.
2023-00153J, in the 314th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable
Michelle Moore presiding.
2