in Re Lakshmi Saineha Dharmapuram ( 2020 )

Denied and Opinion Filed February 18, 2020
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-20-00061-CV
IN RE LAKSHMI SAINEHA DHARMAPURAM, Relator
Original Proceeding from the County Court at Law No. 5
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CC-1806428-E
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Schenck, Partida-Kipness, and Nowell
Opinion by Justice Nowell
Relator Lakshmi Sai Neha Dharmapuram filed this petition for a writ of mandamus
challenging the trial court’s November 7, 2019 order granting real party in interest’s motion to
strike the section 18.001 counteraffidavits of Ryan Robinson and Gireesh G. Sharda.
Entitlement to mandamus relief requires relator to show both that the trial court has clearly
abused its discretion and that relator has no adequate appellate remedy. In re Prudential Ins. Co.,
148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding). After reviewing the petition for writ of
mandamus and mandamus record, we conclude relator has failed to show her remedy by appeal
is inadequate. See In re Jeremiah Parks, No. 05-19-00375-CV, slip op. at 5 (Tex. App—Dallas
Feb. 18, 2020, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.); In re Flores, No. 01-19-00484-CV, 2020 WL
425297, at *1–2 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Jan. 28, 2020, orig. proceeding).
Accordingly, we deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. R. APP. P.
52.8(a) (the court must deny the petition if the court determines relator is not entitled to the relief
sought).
/Erin A. Nowell/
ERIN A. NOWELL
JUSTICE
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