in Re Detrick Deroven ( 2020 )

Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-20-00026-CR
IN RE Detrick DEROVEN
Original Mandamus Proceeding 1
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Beth Watkins, Justice
Liza A. Rodriguez, Justice
Delivered and Filed: February 5, 2020
PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DISMISSED AS MOOT
On January 16, 2020, relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus asserting the Honorable
Jefferson Moore has not ruled on relator’s pending “In Omnibus Motion for
Inspection/Duplication of the Judicial Record/Information and the Court’s In Camera of Same
With Appendix/Affidavit Attached” (the “Omnibus Motion”). Relator also filed a Motion for
Leave to File Petition and a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.
We deny as moot relator’s Motion for Leave because leave is not required to file a petition
for writ of mandamus in an intermediate appellate court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.1; In re Medina,
04-19-00041-CR, 2019 WL 360534, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Jan. 30, 2019, no pet.). We
grant relator’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis.
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This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 1996-CR-3437-A, styled The State of Texas v. Detrick Deroven, pending in
the 186th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Jefferson Moore presiding.
04-20-00026-CR
On January 28, 2020, the trial court provided this court with a courtesy copy of the court’s
ruling on the Omnibus Motion, which states: “24 Jan 2020 Denied JM.” Because relator obtained
the relief requested, we dismiss his petition for writ of mandamus as moot.
PER CURIAM
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