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In re Mark Harmon — Texas appeals court denied mandamus relief

Unreported / Non-Citable

Case
In re Mark Harmon
Court
Texas Second Court of Appeals
Judge
Birdwell; Kerr; Womack
Date Decided
October 5, 2026
Docket No.
02-26-00615-CV
Topics
Mandamus, Original Proceeding, Appellate Procedure
Source
Read the full opinion

Background

Mark Harmon filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the Texas Second Court of Appeals. The original proceeding arose from Trial Court No. CV25-1037 in the 43rd District Court of Parker County, Texas.

The real party in interest filed a response to Harmon’s petition. The court’s brief memorandum opinion does not identify the underlying dispute, the trial-court ruling challenged, or the specific relief Harmon requested.

The Court’s Holding

After considering Harmon’s mandamus petition and the real party in interest’s response, the court concluded that relief should be denied.

The court therefore denied the petition for a writ of mandamus. The per curiam memorandum opinion provided no further reasoning or discussion of the governing mandamus standard.

Key Takeaways

  • The court denied Mark Harmon’s petition for a writ of mandamus.
  • The ruling disposed of an original proceeding arising from a Parker County district-court case.
  • The memorandum opinion did not describe the underlying controversy or explain why mandamus relief was unavailable.

Why It Matters

The decision leaves the challenged trial-court action undisturbed and ends this mandamus proceeding without appellate relief. Because the court supplied no substantive analysis, the opinion offers little guidance beyond its case-specific disposition.

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