In re Diogu Kalu Diogu II Appeal from 240th District Court of Fort Bend County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Opinion filed June 2, 2016. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-16-00373-CV IN RE DIOGU KALU DIOGU II, Relator ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 240th District Court Fort Bend County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 14-DCV-214343 MEMORANDUM OPINION On May 9, 2016, relator Diogu Kalu Diogu II filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (West 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court to compel the Honorable Chad Bridges, presiding judge of the 240th District Court of Fort Bend County, to vacate his September 23, 2015 order that sets aside the default judgment and grants a new trial. Mandamus review is not available for an order that sets aside a default judgment when there has been no jury trial. See In re Cort, No. 14–14–00646–CV, 2014 WL 4416074, at *2 (Tex. App.–Houston [14th Dist.] Sept. 9, 2014, orig. proceeding) (per curiam) (mem. op.); In re Abrokwa, No. 05–15–01239–CV, 2015 WL 6520083, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Oct. 28, 2015, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.); and In re Procesos Especializados en Metal, S.A. de C.V., No. 04–14–00543– CV, 2014 WL 4347724, at *3 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Sept. 3, 2014, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.). Accordingly, we deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices McCally and Brown. 2
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