in Re Steven M. Curtice

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed July
19, 2018.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-18-00551-CV
IN RE STEVEN M. CURTICE, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
County Court at Law No 2
Galveston County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 17-FD-1370
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On July 6, 2018, relator Steven M. Curtice filed a petition for writ of
mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (West Supp. 2017); see
also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court to compel the
Honorable Barbara E. Roberts, presiding judge of the County Court at Law No. 2 of
Galveston County, to vacate her March 9, 2018 order granting real party-in-interest
Holly S. Curtice’s petition for bill of review. Relator also filed a motion for stay with
this court. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.10(a).
Subject to certain exceptions not applicable to this case, to obtain mandamus
relief, a relator must show both that the trial court clearly abused its discretion and
that the relator has no adequate remedy by appeal. In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am.,
148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding). Relator has not shown that
he is entitled to mandamus relief. We therefore deny relator’s petition for writ of
mandamus and motion for stay.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Donovan and Brown.
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