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DENY and Opinion Filed May 15, 2023

                                      In The
                            Court of Appeals
                     Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
                               No. 05-23-00438-CV

       IN RE PATE REHABILITATION ENDEAVORS, LLC, Relator

           Original Proceeding from the County Court at Law No. 1
                            Dallas County, Texas
                    Trial Court Cause No. CC-21-02940-A

                        MEMORANDUM OPINION
                 Before Justices Pedersen, III, Nowell, and Miskel
                            Opinion by Justice Nowell
      Relator’s May 10, 2023 petition for writ of mandamus asks us to compel the

trial court to close the underlying proceedings. 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). As the party seeking relief,

relator has the burden of providing the Court with a certified or sworn copy of every

document that is material to establishing its right to mandamus relief. See TEX. R.

APP. P. 52.3(k), 52.7(a); In re Butler, 270 S.W.3d 757, 759 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2008,
orig. proceeding) (requiring relator to submit a record containing certified or sworn

copies).

      Because the documents included in the record are not certified by a trial court

clerk or adequately sworn copies, we conclude that relator has failed to carry this

burden. Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus.

230438f.p05                                /Erin A. Nowell//
                                           ERIN A. NOWELL
                                           JUSTICE

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