Court Opinion

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Opinion issued September 26, 2023

                                        In The

                                Court of Appeals
                                       For The

                           First District of Texas
                              ————————————
                                NO. 01-23-00678-CV
                             ———————————
                       IN RE JASMINE JARBIS, Relator

            Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

                           MEMORANDUM OPINION

      Relator, Jasmine Jarbis, has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus

challenging the trial court’s April 19, 2023 and August 10, 2023 orders.1

      The record reflects that relator is not a party to the underlying action, and thus,

does not have standing to bring this mandamus proceeding. See In re Gore Family

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      The underlying case is James Allen, Robert L. Thomas, and Allan Haye v. PCF
      Properties in Texas, LLC v. Elizabeth Thomas, James M. Andersen, and JPMorgan
      Chase Bank, N.A., Cause No. 2020-35780, in the 80th District Court of Harris
      County, Texas, the Honorable Jeralynn Manor presiding.

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Ltd. P’ship, No. 14-18-00761-CV, 2018 WL 4354701, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston

[14th Dist.] Sept. 13, 2018, orig. proceeding [mand. denied]) (mem. op.) (“Standing

is an element of an appellate court’s subject-matter jurisdiction over a petition for

writ of mandamus.”); In re Guardianship of Jones, No. 05-15-01510-CV, 2015 WL

9304276, at *1 (Tex. App.—Dallas Dec. 22, 2015, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (“A

petitioner for mandamus relief must have standing to bring suit just as any other

litigant. A relator has standing to pursue mandamus relief if the relator has a

justiciable interest in the controversy.”); In re Baker, 404 S.W.3d 575, 577–78, 582

(Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2010, orig. proceeding) (considering sua sponte

whether relator had standing to bring original proceeding). Relator’s mandamus

petition also does not comply with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See

TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5(a) (“Service on a party represented by counsel must be made on

that party’s lead counsel.”), 52.3.

      We deny the petition. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a). All pending motions are

dismissed as moot.

                                      PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Adams, and Justices Hightower and Countiss.

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