Unreported / Non-Citable
Background
Charlotte A. Finley filed an original proceeding in the Texas Second Court of Appeals seeking a writ of mandamus concerning a matter pending in the 322nd District Court of Tarrant County, trial court cause number 322-720285-22.
Finley also filed an emergency motion to stay the underlying proceeding. Before ruling, the appellate court considered her petition, emergency motion, response, and amended response to the court’s September 1, 2026 order.
The Court’s Holding
The court concluded that the requested relief should be denied. It therefore denied Finley’s petition for a writ of mandamus.
The court also denied Finley’s emergency motion to stay the underlying proceeding. The per curiam memorandum opinion did not provide further reasoning or address the merits of the underlying dispute.
Key Takeaways
- Finley did not obtain mandamus relief from the court of appeals.
- The court declined to stay the underlying district-court proceeding.
- The brief memorandum opinion announced the result without explaining the factual or legal basis for the denial.
Why It Matters
The ruling leaves the underlying proceeding in the 322nd District Court unstayed and provides no mandamus relief to Finley. Because the opinion contains no substantive analysis, it offers little guidance beyond the disposition of this particular original proceeding.