In re Amy Hagen

Summary

The Fifth District Court of Appeals at Dallas denied Amy Hagen’s petition for writ of mandamus challenging trial court orders granting the father’s application for a writ of habeas corpus for the return of the child. The court concluded that Hagen failed to establish a clear abuse of discretion or the absence of an adequate appellate remedy.

Holdings

1. The relator was not entitled to mandamus relief because she failed to show both a clear abuse of discretion by the trial court and the absence of an adequate appellate remedy.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Amy Hagen established that the trial court clearly abused its discretion in granting Father's Chapter 157 habeas corpus application.
2. Whether Amy Hagen lacked an adequate appellate remedy, as required for mandamus relief.

Disposition

writ_denied