In re Terry Justin SmithAppeal from 13th District Court of Navarro County (memorandum opinion by chief justice gray)

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IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-14-00133-CV IN RE TERRY JUSTIN SMITH Original Proceeding MEMORANDUM OPINION Because a protective order is a final, appealable order, relator had an adequate remedy by appeal even if that remedy is no longer available. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 81.009 (West 2014); In re Tex. Dep't of Family & Protective Servs., 210 S.W.3d 609, 614 (Tex. 2006); Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 839 (Tex. 1992).1 Accordingly relator s Petition for writ of Mandamus is denied. TOM GRAY Chief Justice Smith filed a motion for new trial but we express no opinion about whether the time in which to file a notice of appeal, or a motion to extend the filing thereof, has expired. 1 Before Chief Justice Gray, Justice Davis, and Justice Scoggins Petition denied Opinion delivered and filed May 9, 2014 [OT06] In re Smith Page 2

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