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Opinion issued March 14, 2024

                                       In The

                               Court of Appeals
                                      For The

                           First District of Texas
                             ————————————
                               NO. 01-24-00063-CV
                            ———————————
                      IN RE ANTHONY OKOLI, Relator

          Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

                          MEMORANDUM OPINION

      On January 23, 2024, relator Anthony Okoli filed a petition for writ of habeas

corpus challenging a contempt order assessing a $500 fine and committing relator to

the Harris County Jail for 180 days for violation of a protective order.1 Relator

1
      The underlying case is Dorik Okoli v. Anthony Okoli, cause number 2023-49532,
      pending in the 280th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Dianne
      Curvey presiding.
subsequently filed a status report informing our Court that he was released from the

Harris County Jail on January 30, 2024.

      Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for writ of habeas corpus as moot. See

Ex Parte Mascorro, 2011 WL 6009095, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2011, orig.

proceeding) (“Because relator is no longer confined, we have determined this

petition is now moot.”); In re Okumu, 2009 WL 1905178, at *1 (Tex. App.—Fort

Worth 2009, orig. proceeding) (“We have been informed by the trial court that it has

directed the relator’s release from confinement, and the Tarrant County Sheriffs has

informed us that relator has been released from confinement. Accordingly, relator’s

petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed as moot.”). Any pending motions are

dismissed as moot.

                                 PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Goodman, Landau, and Hightower.