in Re: David S. Grantham

DENY and Opinion Filed May 20, 2022
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-22-00077-CV
IN RE DAVID S. GRANTHAM, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 469th Judicial District Court
Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 469-52594-2016
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Schenck, Reichek, and Carlyle
Opinion by Justice Reichek
Before the Court is relator’s pro se petition for writ of mandamus1 in which
he challenges the trial court’s order denying relator’s special appearance plea to the
jurisdiction.
Entitlement to mandamus relief requires relator to show that the trial court
clearly abused its discretion and that he lacks an adequate appellate remedy. In re
Copart, Inc., 619 S.W.3d 710, 713 (Tex. 2021) (orig. proceeding) (citing In re
Prudential Ins. Co., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding)).
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Relator filed the petition as a motion for emergency relief in cause number 05-21-01047-CV, a then
pending appeal. Because the motion contained a statement of jurisdiction stating we had “jurisdiction over
this mandamus proceeding” and clearly sought mandamus relief, we treated the motion as a petition for
writ of mandamus and assigned it a new cause number.
“Those seeking the extraordinary remedy of mandamus must follow the applicable
procedural rules. Chief among these is the critical obligation to provide the
reviewing court with a complete and adequate record.” In re Le, 335 S.W.3d 808,
813 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011, orig. proceeding).
Here, relator failed to meet his burden to supply this Court with an adequate
record in support of his request for mandamus relief. Consequently, we deny
relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8.
/Amanda L. Reichek/
AMANDA L. REICHEK
JUSTICE
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