in Re: Jada Watson ( 2022 )

DENY and Opinion Filed December 6, 2022
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-22-01143-CV
IN RE JADA WATSON, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 162nd Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DC-21-07717
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Burns and Justices Partida-Kipness and Smith
Opinion by Justice Partida-Kipness
Relator Jada Watson brings this original proceeding to challenge the
designation of an unknown driver as a responsible third party in her personal injury
suit. Relator disputes whether the real parties’ allegations—that relator’s injuries
“are the result” of the unknown driver’s “criminal” conduct of committing a “hit-
and-run”—are sufficient to give fair notice of a claim that the unknown driver’s
criminal act caused relator’s injury. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 33.004(j);
In re YRC Inc., 646 S.W.3d 805, 809 (Tex. 2022) (orig. proceeding).
“Mandamus relief is warranted when a trial court clearly abuses its discretion
and the relator has no adequate remedy by appeal.” YRC, 646 S.W.3d at 808. After
reviewing the petition and the mandamus record, we conclude relator has not shown
she is entitled to the relief requested. See In re Windstar Trucking, LLC, No. 08-21-
00001-CV, __S.W.3d__, __, 2022 WL 3699963, at *3 (Tex. App.—El Paso Aug.
26, 2022, orig. proceeding).
Accordingly, we deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. R.
CIV. P. 52.8(a).
/Robbie Partida-Kipness/
ROBBIE PARTIDA-KIPNESS
JUSTICE
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