in Re Michael Grabowski II

Opinion issued May 2, 2019
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-18-00982-CV
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IN RE MICHAEL GRABOWSKI II, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Michael Grabowski II, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus,
challenging the trial court’s order disqualifying Lorri Meraz Grabowski from
representing relator in the trial court proceeding.1
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The underlying case is In the Interest of V.A.G., a Child, Cause No. 16-FD-2689, in
the County Court at Law No. 1 of Galveston County, Texas, the Honorable John
Grady presiding.
On March 5, 2019, the Clerk of this Court notified relator that because it
appeared that the trial court had signed a final order in the underlying proceeding,
rendering this original proceeding moot, the Court may dismiss the petition unless
relator filed a response demonstrating that the proceeding was not moot and the
Court has jurisdiction over the proceeding. Cf. TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3. Relator has not
responded.
Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus as moot. See In re
Best Transp. Serv., Inc., No. 01-13-00959-CV, 2014 WL 689661, at *1 (Tex. App.—
Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 20, 2014, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (dismissing
mandamus petition as moot when trial court had signed final judgment); see also In
re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., 166 S.W.3d 732, 737 (Tex. 2005) (“A case becomes
moot if a controversy ceases to exist between the parties at any stage of the legal
proceedings, including the appeal.”).
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Lloyd, Kelly, and Hightower.
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