Opinion issued January 13, 2022

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-21-00538-CV ——————————— IN RE ZACHARY CHARLES MCNEIL, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator Zachary Charles McNeil (“Relator”) filed a petition for writ of mandamus complaining of the Honorable Janet B. Heppard’s (“Respondent”) September 8, 2021 order denying Relator’s plea to the jurisdiction and granting temporary orders in a suit to Adjudicate Parentage and Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship filed by Real Party in Interest Victoria Ann Stern (“Real Party”) involving Relator’s and Real Party’s minor child. Relator complains of the trial court’s “granting of subject-matter jurisdiction” and seeks an order from this Court directing Respondent to vacate her “September 8, 2021 temporary order.”1 We deny the petition for writ of mandamus. All pending motions are dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Goodman, Rivas-Molloy, and Farris.

The underlying case is In the Interest of [C.J.S.], a child, Cause No. 21-DCV- 281601, pending in the 387th District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, the Honorable Janet B. Heppard presiding.