In re Darrell J. Harper Appeal from 152nd District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed November 13, 2018. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-18-00973-CV IN RE DARRELL J. HARPER, Relator ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 152nd District Court Harris County, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION On November 6, 2018, relator Darrell J. Harper filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (West Supp. 2017); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court to compel the Honorable Robert K. Schaffer, local administrative judge and presiding judge of the 165th District Court of Harris County, to vacate his order dated October 25, 2018, denying relator’s petition for leave to file a civil suit against the State of Texas and Governor Greg Abbott. To obtain mandamus relief, a relator generally must show both that the trial court clearly abused its discretion and that relator has no adequate remedy at law, such an appeal. In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding). Relator has not shown that the trial court clearly abused its discretion. We therefore deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Boyce, Christopher, and Jewell. 2

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