In Re Scott Mitchell Obeginski v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Date FiledJuly 7, 2026
Docket09-26-00268-CV
StatusPublished
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Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-26-00268-CV
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IN RE SCOTT MITCHELL OBEGINSKI
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Original Proceeding
284th District Court of Montgomery County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 24-11-18234
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Scott Mitchell Obeginski filed an Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus
and Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief Regarding July 2, 2026 Order Denying
Execution-Control Relief and Refusing to Decide Chapter 52 Predicate Issue. This
is the tenth petition in which Obeginski has applied for mandamus relief related to
Trial Cause Number 24-11-18234. See In re Obeginski, No. 09-26-00263-CV, 2026
WL ________, at *1 (Tex. App.—Beaumont July 6, 2026, orig. proceeding) (mem.
op.); In re Obeginski, No. 09-26-00194-CV, 2026 WL 1597547, at *1 (Tex. App.—
Beaumont June 4, 2026, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.); In re Obeginski, No. 09-26-
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00173-CV, 2026 WL 1218120, at *1 (Tex. App.—Beaumont May 4, 2026, orig.
proceeding [mand. denied]) (mem. op.); In re Obeginski, No. 09-26-00057-CV,
2026 WL 696780, at *1 (Tex. App.—Beaumont March 12, 2026, orig. proceeding)
(mem. op.); In re Obeginski, No. 09-26-00071-CV, 2026 WL 471827, at *1 (Tex.
App.—Beaumont Feb. 18, 2026, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.); In re Obeginski, No.
09-25-00480-CV, 2025 WL 3520514, at *1 (Tex. App.—Beaumont Dec. 4, 2025,
orig. proceeding [mand. denied]) (mem. op.); In re Obeginski, No. 09-25-00476-CV,
2025 WL 3291983, at *1 (Tex. App.—Beaumont Nov. 26, 2025, orig. proceeding
[mand. denied]) (mem. op.); In re Obeginski, No. 09-25-00413-CV, 2025 WL
3237077, at *1 (Tex. App.—Beaumont Nov. 20, 2025, orig. proceeding [mand.
denied]) (mem. op.); In re Obeginski, No. 09-25-00374-CV, 2025 WL 2921844, at
*1 (Tex. App.—Beaumont Oct. 14, 2025 [mand. denied]).
This time, Relator claims the trial court abused its discretion by denying his
request to quash an execution sale without first deciding whether the judgment
creditor filed a valid application for an abstract of judgment. See Tex. Prop. Code
Ann. § 52.002(a) (“On application of a person in whose favor a judgment is rendered
or on application of that person’s agent, attorney, or assignee, . . . the clerk of the
court in which the judgment is rendered shall prepare, certify, and deliver to the
applicant an abstract of the judgment.”). Relator argues the abstract of judgment is
invalid because the application identifies the judgment creditor as “Josh Want Real
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Estate Group LLC” when the actual name of the judgment creditor is Joshua Want
Real Estate Group, LLC. Relator cites a case that holds substantial compliance with
the statutory requirements of section 52.003 is mandatory before a judgment
creditor’s lien will attach to the judgment debtor’s property located in the county
where the abstract is filed. See Citicorp Real Estate, Inc. v. Banque Arabe
Internationale D’Investissement, 747 S.W.2d 926, 929 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1988,
writ denied). But the error Relator brought to the attention of the trial court is in the
application, not the abstract of judgment, which correctly identified the name of the
plaintiff. See Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 52.003(a)(1). Relator argues the paper record
for the application must match the abstract, but there is no record in this case that an
actual stranger to the litigation filed a fraudulent application for an abstract of
judgment.
Relator has not established his entitlement to mandamus relief. Accordingly,
we deny the petition for a writ of mandamus and any motion for temporary relief.
See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a); 52.10(a).
PETITION DENIED.
PER CURIAM
Submitted on July 7, 2026
Opinion Delivered July 7, 2026
Before Golemon, C.J., Wright and Chambers, JJ.
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