in Re Lea Bernsen Brown, Leon Garrick Bernsen, Lynn Bernsen Allison, Douglas Allison, Individually and D/B/A the Law Office of Douglas A. Allison ( 2019 )

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed April
9, 2019.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-19-00130-CV
IN RE LEA BERNSEN BROWN, LEON GARRICK BERNSEN, LYNN
BERNSEN ALLISON, DOUGLAS ALLISON, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A
THE LAW OFFICE OF DOUGLAS A. ALLISON, Relators
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
281st District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2017-39795
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On February 13, 2019, relators Lea Bernsen Brown, Leon Garrick Bernsen,
Lynn Bernsen Allison, Douglas Allison, Individually and d/b/a The Law Office of
Douglas A. Allison filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t
Code Ann. § 22.221 (West Supp. 2017); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition,
relator asks this court to compel the Honorable Christine Weems, presiding judge of
the 281st District Court of Harris County, to (1) vacate her February 5, 2019 order
denying relators’ plea in abatement and motion to abate, and (2) enter an order
granting relators’ motion to abate.
Generally, to obtain mandamus relief, a relator must show both that the trial
court clearly abused its discretion and that the relator has no adequate remedy at law,
such as an appeal. In re Prudential Ins. Co., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004)
(orig. proceeding); In re Garza, 544 S.W.3d 836, 840 (Tex. 2018) (orig. proceeding)
(per curiam).
Relator has not shown that the trial court clearly abused its discretion. We
therefore deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Christopher, Hassan, and Poissant.
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