In re Andrew Thomas Leach

Summary

The Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas denied Andrew Thomas Leach’s petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel transfer of an underlying family-law case from Val Verde County to Guadalupe County. The court also denied as moot his emergency motion for temporary relief seeking to stay proceedings and a scheduled venue-transfer hearing.

Holdings

1. The relator did not establish that he was entitled to mandamus relief, so the petition for writ of mandamus was denied.
2. The emergency motion for temporary relief was denied as moot.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Andrew Thomas Leach established entitlement to mandamus relief compelling transfer of the underlying case from Val Verde County to Guadalupe County.
2. Whether emergency temporary relief staying proceedings should be granted while the venue-transfer issue was pending.

Disposition

writ_denied