In Re Renaissance Surgical Centers - Northeast, L.L.P.--Appeal from 113th District Court of Harris County

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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed March 10, 2011. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals ____________ NO. 14-10-01256-CV ____________ IN RE RENAISSANCE SURGICAL CENTERS NORTHEAST, LLP, Relator ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 113TH DISTRICT COURT HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS TRIAL COURT NO. 2008-59296 MEMORANDUM OPINION On December 23, 2010, relator, Renaissance Surgical Centers Northeast, LLP, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov t Code § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. Relator asked this Court to order the Honorable Patricia Hancock, the then-presiding judge of the 113th District Court in Harris County, Texas, to set aside an amended order signed April 7, 2010, outside the trial court s plenary power over a final default judgment signed December 9, 2009, in trial court cause number 2008-59296, styled Mary Townsend v. Renaissance Surgical Centers Northeast, Inc. Because the respondent ceased to hold the office of Judge of the 113th District Court of Harris County, Texas, after the institution of this action, we abated this mandamus proceeding to permit the respondent s successor, the Honorable John Donovan, to reconsider the decision regarding relator s request for relief. See Tex. R. App. P. 7.2(b). On March 3, 2011, relator filed a supplement to the mandamus record containing an order signed February 28, 2011, vacating the April 7, 2010, amended order and reinstating the December 9, 2009, final default judgment. Therefore, the issues raised in relator s mandamus petition have been rendered moot. Accordingly, we dismiss relator s petition for writ of mandamus as moot. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Hedges and Justices Frost and Jamison. 2

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