Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-03-08 07:09:02.510705+00
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DENIED and Opinion Filed March 2, 2023

                                     S  In The
                             Court of Appeals
                      Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                                No. 05-23-00141-CV

                  IN RE WILLIE JAMES CHAPPLE, Relator

           Original Proceeding from the 44th Judicial District Court
                             Dallas County, Texas
                      Trial Court Cause No. DC-22-1218

                         MEMORANDUM OPINION
                 Before Justices Pedersen, III, Smith, and Kennedy
                          Opinion by Justice Pedersen, III
      Before the Court is relator’s February 16, 2023 petition for writ of mandamus.

We deny the petition.

      Relator’s petition is not properly certified. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3(j); In re

Butler, 270 S.W.3d 757, 758 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2008, orig. proceeding). Relator’s

petition also fails to comply with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure in multiple

other respects. For example, relator’s petition does not include any of the following

as required by rule 52.3: the identity of the parties and counsel; a table of contents;

an index of authorities; a statement of the case; a statement of jurisdiction; the issues

or points presented; a statement of facts with record references; a clear and concise

argument for the contentions made, with appropriate citations to authorities and to
the appendix or record; and a prayer with a short conclusion that clearly states the

nature of the relief sought. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3(a)–(c), (d)(1)–(3), (e)–(i); see

also In re Chapple, No. 05-22-00944-CV, 2022 WL 4396166, at *1 (Tex. App.—

Dallas Sept. 23, 2022, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.). As a result, it is not clear what

relief relator is seeking from this Court.

      Accordingly, we deny the petition.

                                               /Bill Pedersen, III/
                                               BILL PEDERSEN, III
                                               JUSTICE

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