The opinion
Opinion issued May 29, 2025
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-25-00067-CV
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IN RE REAL ESTATE LLC AND MICHELL “SHELLY” SCANLIN,
Relators
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relators, Real Estate LLC and Michelle Scanlin, filed a mandamus petition
challenging an August 9, 2024 order awarding attorney’s fees and requiring
satisfaction of the award prior to entry of final judgment.1 Because the challenged
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The underlying case is Styled Real Estate, LLC and Michelle “Shelly” Scanlin v.
Savannah Lacey Manhold, Sarah Cruse, and Lauren Price LaRoche, and Chance
Brown Real Estate, LLC, cause number 2021-03329, pending in the 215th District
Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Nathan Milliron presiding.
order was issued by the former trial court judge, this original proceeding was abated
to allow the successor trial court judge to reconsider the order. See TEX. R. APP. P.
7.2(b). On April 13, 2025, the successor trial court judge granted reconsideration
and vacated the August 9, 2024 order “in its entirety, subject to further order of this
Court.” On May 6, 2025, Relators filed a written notice advising our Court of the
successor trial court judge’s order and requesting that our Court “render any order
or judgment that it determines is required or proper under the circumstances, both in
this cause and in the related appeal, docketed as cause number 01-24-00661-CV.”
Accordingly, we reinstate this original proceeding on the Court’s active
docket and dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus as moot. See In re Kapur, No.
01-24-00918-CV, 2025 WL 626187, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 27,
2025, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (dismissing mandamus petition as moot where
successor trial court judge vacated challenged order). We further dismiss any
pending motions as moot.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Adams and Justices Caughey and Johnson.
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