In Re Aida Tipton v. the State of Texas ( 2024 )

Motion Granted; Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and
Memorandum Opinion filed October 3, 2024.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-24-00654-CV
IN RE AIDA TIPTON, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
Probate Court No. 2
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 518,963
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On September 5, 2024, relator Aida Tipton 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 Pamela
Medina, presiding judge of the Probate Court No. 2 of Harris County, to vacate the
trial court’s August 16, 2024, order granting amended Rule 202 petition for
deposition to investigate for potential claims.
On September 20, 2024, real party in interest Vickie Dempsey, individually
and as executor of the estate of Michael Tipton, deceased (“RPI”), filed a motion
to dismiss, arguing the petition for writ of mandamus is moot because RPI filed a
dismissal of the Rule 202 petition in the trial court.
Because the record reflects that on September 17, 2024, RPI filed in the trial
court a dismissal of RPI’s Rule 202 petition, we grant RPI’s motion to dismiss
relator’s petition for writ of mandamus as moot. Accordingly, we dismiss relator’s
petition for writ of mandamus.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Jewell, Bourliot, and Zimmerer.
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