Deny and Opinion Filed April 14, 2014

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-14-00398-CV IN RE DOROTHEA E. H. LASTER, Relator Original Proceeding from the 256th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DF-11-12980-Z, DF-11-00657-Z MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices FitzGerald, Francis, and Lewis Opinion by Justice Francis Relator filed this petition for writ of mandamus alleging that the trial court has abused its discretion in refusing to authorize payment of the bills she has submitted as court appointed counsel for a parent in a parental rights termination suit. Based on the record before us, we conclude relator has not shown she is entitled to the relief requested. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a); Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 839-40 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding).

Accordingly, we DENY relator’s petition for writ of mandamus.

/Molly Francis/ MOLLY FRANCIS 140398F.P05 JUSTICE