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DENIED and Opinion Filed October 17, 2023

                                    S  In The
                              Court of Appeals
                       Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                No. 05-23-00622-CV

                    IN RE CHRISTOPHER J. MALLIN, Relator

               Original Proceeding from the Probate Court No. 3
                             Dallas County, Texas
                     Trial Court Cause No. PR-19-03131-3

                          MEMORANDUM OPINION
                     Before Justices Reichek, Smith, and Kennedy
                               Opinion by Justice Smith
      In his June 26, 2023 petition for writ of mandamus, relator seeks relief from

the probate court’s order denying his “Motion to Compel Settlement of Maternal

Share of Estate.”

      Entitlement to mandamus relief requires relator to show that the trial court

clearly abused its discretion and that relator lacks an adequate appellate remedy.

In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig.

proceeding). After reviewing relator’s petition and the record before us, we conclude

that relator has failed to demonstrate entitlement to mandamus relief.
      Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. R. APP. P.

52.8(a).

                                         /Craig Smith/
                                         CRAIG SMITH
                                         JUSTICE
230622F.P05

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