In Re Tommy L. Parker, Relator v. the State of Texas ( 2023 )

In The
Court of Appeals
Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-23-00093-CV
No. 07-23-00095-CV
No. 07-23-00096-CV
IN RE TOMMY L. PARKER, RELATOR
ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS ON PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS
May 19, 2023
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before QUINN, C.J., and PARKER and DOSS, JJ.
Tommy L. Parker is a vexatious litigant subject to a prefiling order which prohibits
him from filing new litigation in any Texas court without first obtaining permission from the
local administrative judge. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. §§ 11.101–.103.
Despite the prefiling order prohibiting new filings, Parker filed three petitions for writ of
mandamus without accompanying orders permitting the filings.
Chapter 11 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code requires courts to dismiss
new actions filed by a vexatious litigant unless the litigant also files an order from the local
administrative judge permitting the filing of the new action. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM.
CODE ANN. § 11.103–1035. By letter of March 21, 2023, we admonished Parker that these
proceedings would be dismissed unless he filed an order granting the required permission
by March 31. We subsequently granted Parker an extension to April 28, 2023, to obtain
the required orders. To date, we have received one order from the local administrative
judge, sitting by assignment, denying Parker’s request to file his petition in cause 07-23-
00093-CV. However, we have not received any orders permitting Parker to proceed with
these proceedings nor any further communication from Parker.
Accordingly, we dismiss, without prejudice, Parker’s petitions for writ of
mandamus. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 11.1035(b).
Per Curiam
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