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Opinion issued October 6, 2026 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-26-00992-CV ——————————— IN RE JAMES MCCOY, Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, James McCoy, currently incarcerated and proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus asserting that the trial court erred by setting a hearing on October 15, 2026 even though the trial court did “not have the jurisdictio[n] to set said hearing.”1 Relator alleged in his petition for writ of mandamus that the trial 1 The underlying case is James McCoy v. Sylvia Hightower, Cause No. 036819, in the 506th District Court of Grimes County, Texas, the Honorable Gary W. Chaney presiding. court “lost its plenary power . . . on July 24, 2026,” following a “final order” signed by the trial court on June 23, 2026. Relator requested that this Court “[d]irect the trial court to designate the case as closed,” “to cancel the October 15, 2026 hearing,” and to “[d]eem void any trial court order signed on or after July 24, 2026.” In connection with his petition for writ of mandamus, relator also filed a “Motion to Stay.” In his motion, relator requested that the Court stay the October 15, 2026 hearing pending this Court’s review of his petition for writ of mandamus. We conclude that relator has failed to establish he is entitled to mandamus relief, and therefore, the Court denies relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. We dismiss any pending motions, including relator’s “Motion to Stay,” as moot. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Guerra, and Gunn. 2