In Re Mario Lavell Cockerham v. the State of Texas
CourtTexas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Date FiledMay 27, 2026
Docket09-26-00132-CR
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-26-00132-CR
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IN RE MARIO LAVELL COCKERHAM
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Original Proceeding
253rd District Court of Liberty County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 26,494
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
On March 30, 2026, we received a petition for a writ of mandamus from Mario
Lavell Cockerham. Upon receiving the petition, the Clerk of the Court notified the
parties of specific procedural deficiencies in the mandamus petition and directed
Cockerham to file a compliant petition by April 14, 2026. As of today, Cockerham
has not complied with the notice issued by the appellate clerk. Accordingly, we
dismiss the petition for want of prosecution without ruling on the merits of Relator’s
petition and without prejudice to Relator’s filing a new original proceeding that
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complies with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See generally Tex. R. App.
P. 9.4, 9.5, 52.3.
PETITION DISMISSED.
PER CURIAM
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Before Golemon, C.J., Wright and Chambers, JJ.
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