In Re Teodoro Guerrero Jr. v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-23-00090-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
IN RE TEODORO GUERRERO JR.
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Benavides, Longoria, and Tijerina
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Tijerina1
Relator Teodoro Guerrero Jr. filed a petition for writ of mandamus asserting
through four issues that the trial court erred by concluding that real party in interest Ana
Maria Gutierrez-Salinas possesses standing in a suit regarding grandparent access to
minor children. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 102.004(a)(1).
1 See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(d) (“When denying relief, the court may hand down an opinion but is not
required to do so. When granting relief, the court must hand down an opinion as in any other case.”); id. R.
47.1 (requiring the appellate courts to “hand down a written opinion that is as brief as practicable but that
addresses every issue raised and necessary to final disposition”); id. R. 47.4 (distinguishing opinions and
memorandum opinions).
Mandamus is an extraordinary and discretionary remedy. See In re Allstate Indem.
Co., 622 S.W.3d 870, 883 (Tex. 2021) (orig. proceeding); In re Garza, 544 S.W.3d 836,
840 (Tex. 2018) (orig. proceeding) (per curiam); In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148
S.W.3d 124, 138 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding). The relator must show that (1) the trial
court abused its discretion, and (2) the relator lacks an adequate remedy on appeal. In re
USAA Gen. Indem. Co., 624 S.W.3d 782, 787 (Tex. 2021) (orig. proceeding); In re
Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d at 135–36; Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833,
839–40 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding). “The relator bears the burden of proving these two
requirements.” In re H.E.B. Grocery Co., 492 S.W.3d 300, 302 (Tex. 2016) (orig.
proceeding) (per curiam); Walker, 827 S.W.2d at 840. Because a trial court’s temporary
orders are not appealable, mandamus is an appropriate vehicle for review. See In re
Derzapf, 219 S.W.3d 327, 334–35 (Tex. 2007) (orig. proceeding) (per curiam); In re
Walser, 648 S.W.3d 442, 445 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2021, orig. proceeding); In re
Strickland, 358 S.W.3d 818, 820 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2012, orig. proceeding); In re
Ostrofsky, 112 S.W.3d 925, 928 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003, orig. proceeding).
The Court, having examined and fully considered the petition for writ of mandamus,
the record, the response filed by Gutierrez-Salinas, and the applicable law, is of the
opinion that relator has not met his burden to obtain relief. Accordingly, we deny the
petition for writ of mandamus.
JAIME TIJERINA
Justice
Delivered and filed on the
28th day of April, 2023.
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