In re Angela Bass

Summary

The First Court of Appeals of Texas dismissed Angela Bass’s petition for writ of mandamus as moot. The trial court had already vacated the challenged writ of sequestration, granting the relief sought, and the court also dismissed pending motions as moot.

Holdings

1. A mandamus petition is moot when the trial court has already vacated the challenged order and the relator has received the relief sought.
2. A court cannot compel a trial court to vacate an order that the trial court has already vacated.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the petition for writ of mandamus became moot after the trial court vacated the challenged order.
2. Whether the court could compel the trial court to vacate an order that it had already vacated.

Disposition

dismissed