Unreported / Non-Citable
Background
Shiekh Ansar Ali and Fozia Ansar sought mandamus relief in litigation pending against Zehraben Momin in the 240th District Court of Fort Bend County, with Judge Surendran Pattel presiding.
The relators challenged the trial court’s August 28, 2026 order granting the defendant’s motion to expunge a notice of lis pendens.
The Court’s Holding
The Texas First Court of Appeals denied the petition for a writ of mandamus. The memorandum opinion did not provide further reasoning or discuss the standards governing mandamus relief or expungement of a lis pendens.
The court also dismissed all pending motions as moot.
Key Takeaways
- The court left intact the trial court’s order expunging the notice of lis pendens.
- The relators did not obtain mandamus relief from the expungement order.
- Any motions still pending in the appellate proceeding were dismissed as moot.
Why It Matters
The ruling ends this mandamus proceeding without disturbing the trial court’s expungement order. Because the court offered no substantive analysis, the memorandum opinion provides little guidance on when mandamus relief may be available to challenge the expungement of a lis pendens.