Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2006

in Re: Zulema Carrillo, Davie Johnson and Adan Dominguez

in Re: Zulema Carrillo, Davie Johnson and Adan Dominguez
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 6, 2006

in Re: Zulema Carrillo, Davie Johnson and Adan Dominguez

Opinion

Becker v. State

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS


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IN RE:                                                                )                  No. 08-06-00178-CV

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ZULEMA CARRILLO, DAVIE JOHNSON,     )                 AN ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

and ADAN DOMINGUEZ,                                 )                 

)IN MANDAMUS

                                    Relators.                           )


MEMORANDUM OPINION


            Relators Zulema Carrillo, Davie Johnson, and Adan Dominguez seek a writ of mandamus against the Honorable Max W. Higgs, Judge of the Probate Court of El Paso County. The dispute arises out of Judge Higgs’ appointment of the Real Party in Interest, Terry W. Hammond, as master in chancery in several guardianship cases. Mandamus will lie only to correct a clear abuse of discretion. Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 840 (Tex. 1992)(orig. proceeding). Moreover, there must be no other adequate remedy at law. Id. After the mandamus petition was filed, Judge Higgs withdrew the portions of the orders appointing Hammond to serve as master in chancery thereby rendering this original proceeding moot. Accordingly, we deny mandamus relief. See Tex.R.App.P. 52.8(a).



July 6, 2006                                              PER CURIAM



Before Barajas, C.J., McClure, and Chew, JJ.

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