# Darrell Anthony Adell, Jr. v. the State of Texas

> Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston) · April 12, 2022

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6332317

## Case

- **Court:** Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
- **Decided:** April 12, 2022
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

- No negative treatment found by the automated citator. That is not the same as a confirmation that the case is good law; read the citing cases.
- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6332317

## Opinion text

COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON

ORDER

Appellate case name: Darrell Anthony Adell, Jr. v. The State of Texas

Appellate case number: 01-21-00439-CR

Trial court case number: 87429-CR

Trial court: 149th District Court of Brazoria County

On February 14, 2022, appellant, Darrell Adell, Jr., filed a Motion to Unseal Records.
We deny the motion. Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 76a governs efforts to seal and unseal court
records in most cases, and the trial court has continuing jurisdiction to unseal court records. See
TEX. R. CIV. P. 76a(7); Biederman v. Brown, 563 S.W.3d 291, 302 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st
Dist.] 2018, no pet.) (“Rule 76a(7) provides for continuing jurisdiction for the trial court to
consider sealing or unsealing court documents.”); see also In re Cook, 629 S.W.3d 591, 607–08
(Tex. App.—Dallas 2021, orig. proceeding) (Smith, J., concurring).
It is so ORDERED.

Judge’s signature: ___________/s/ Julie Countiss__________
Acting individually

Date: April 12, 2022

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6332317. Public record. Not legal advice.