Background
On June 22, 2026, Nigele Delawane Grant filed an original proceeding petition for writ of prohibition in the Tenth Court of Appeals against the State of Texas. The petition sought to prevent trial court proceedings from moving forward. Simultaneously, Grant filed a motion requesting that the trial court proceedings be stayed pending resolution of the writ petition.
The Court’s Holding
The Tenth Court of Appeals denied Grant’s petition for writ of prohibition. The court also dismissed Grant’s motion for stay of trial court proceedings as moot, rendering the stay request unnecessary given the disposition of the underlying writ petition.
Key Takeaways
- The court found no grounds for the extraordinary remedy of prohibition to prevent the trial court proceedings.
- The motion for stay became moot upon denial of the writ petition.
- This is a non-precedential decision marked for non-publication.
Why It Matters
This decision illustrates the high bar for obtaining writs of prohibition at the appellate level. Such writs are extraordinary remedies available only in narrow circumstances when a trial court lacks jurisdiction or faces imminent action in excess of its jurisdiction. Grant’s unsuccessful petition indicates the appellate court found no such jurisdictional defect warranting intervention before trial proceedings continued.