In re Republic Title of Texas, Inc., Appeal from 189th District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Opinion issued November 10, 2020 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-20-00607-CV ——————————— IN RE REPUBLIC TITLE OF TEXAS, INC., Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Republic Title of Texas, Inc., filed a petition for writ of mandamus requesting that this Court vacate portions of the trial court’s August 3, 2020 summary judgment order and August 24, 2020 clarifying order, to the extent that the orders would require relator to release certain earnest money funds prior to the entry of a final judgment.1 Relator also filed a “Motion for Emergency Relief to Stay 1 The underlying case is Fairway Pads, Ltd. v. HMRT/CSIM-Fairway Center LLC, Centersquare Investment Management, and Rob Holuba, No. 2020-19362, in the Enforcement of Orders Pending Review,” requesting that this Court stay enforcement of the orders “to the extent they required [relator] to release a $250,000 earnest money deposit,” pending resolution of the petition for writ of mandamus. On August 27, 2020, the Court granted relator’s request for emergency relief. Relator has filed a motion to dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus. In the motion, relator represents that on September 24, 2020, the trial court entered a final judgment disposing of all claims, thereby rendering relator’s petition moot. More than ten days have passed, and no party has expressed opposition to relator’s motion. Accordingly, we grant relator’s motion, dismiss the petition, and lift the stay imposed by our August 27, 2020 order. We dismiss all pending motions as moot. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Goodman, Landau, and Adams. 189th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Scot “dolli” Dollinger presiding. 2

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