Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-12-11 17:10:10.516058+00
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Opinion issued December 7, 2023

                                      In The

                              Court of Appeals
                                     For The

                          First District of Texas
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                              NO. 01-23-00326-CV
                            ———————————
                     IN RE MOHAMED LAHAM, Relator

            Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

                          MEMORANDUM OPINION

      Relator, Mohamed Laham, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus,

challenging the trial court’s May 2, 2023 order denying relator’s “Motion

Requesting Administrative Closure of Case for Lack of Jurisdiction.”         In his

mandamus petition, relator argued that the trial court abused its discretion by

denying his request for administrative closure of the underlying cause because on

January 28, 2023, the trial court entered an “Order of Partial Dismissal.” Relator

further argued that this amounted to a final, appealable order because, although the
order stated that it was a “partial dismissal” and it only dismissed the claims of a

single defendant, the trial court’s order also included “finality language.” In his

mandamus petition, relator requested that the Court grant his petition for writ of

mandamus and direct the trial court “to take no further action in [the underlying

cause] as it pertains to [r]elator other than directing the Harris County District Clerk

to close the case administratively.”1

      We deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a).

Any pending motions are dismissed as moot.

                                   PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Kelly, Hightower, and Guerra.

1
      The underlying case is Lydia Diaz v. Manel Chamsine, Luis A. Curbelo-Diaz, and
      Mohamed Laham, Cause No. 2022-40002, in the 270th District Court of Harris
      County, Texas, the Honorable Dedra Davis presiding.

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