Court of Appeals of Texas, 2021

in Re Richard Dunsmore

in Re Richard Dunsmore
Court of Appeals of Texas · Decided April 23, 2021
in Re Richard Dunsmore

Opinion

Opinion issued April 23, 2021

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-21-00195-CV ——————————— IN RE RICHARD DUNSMORE, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Richard Dunsmore, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus requesting that we compel the district court to allow him to conduct discovery as part of the biennial review of his commitment as a sexually violent predator.1 See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE § 841.102. The petition includes a request for an emergency stay of the underlying proceedings. We deny the petition and dismiss the stay request as moot.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Kelly, Landau, and Farris.

1 The underlying case is In re: The Commitment of Richard A. Dunsmore, cause number 84023-CV, pending in the 412th Judicial District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, the Honorable Lamar McCorkle presiding.

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