In Re Erick Lawson Appeal from 435th District Court of Montgomery County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont _________________ NO. 09-15-00423-CV _________________ IN RE ERICK LAWSON ________________________________________________________________________ Original Proceeding 435th District Court of Montgomery County, Texas Trial Cause No. 07-08-08159-CV ________________________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Erick Lawson filed a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the 435th District Court of Montgomery County, Texas to rule on a motion he filed in a civil commitment case. Lawson states that on August 13, 2015, he requested a hearing and court-appointed counsel, but he has not been notified of any action on his motion. Mandamus will issue only when the petition and record establish a clear abuse of discretion for which the relator has no adequate remedy at law. In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135-36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. 1 proceeding). We conclude that Lawson has not established a clear abuse of discretion for which he has no adequate remedy at law. See id. Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. PETITION DENIED. PER CURIAM Submitted on January 20, 2016 Opinion Delivered January 21, 2016 Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ. 2
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