In Re Beverly Brooks v. State of Texas - Mandamus Denied
Summary
The Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District denied Relator Beverly Brooks' Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus challenging a trial court order regarding withdrawal of funds from the court's registry. The court rejected Brooks' challenge to the order granting Kirkendall Dwyer, LLP's motion to withdraw registry funds and denying her request for interest accrued on those funds.
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The Texas Court of Appeals denied Beverly Brooks' petition for writ of mandamus challenging the 269th District Court's order that granted Kirkendall Dwyer, LLP's motion to withdraw the entire amount of funds from the court's registry and denied Brooks's request to withdraw accrued interest on those funds.
The denial means the trial court's order remains intact and Kirkendall Dwyer, LLP may proceed with immediate release of registry funds. Brooks has no further recourse through this mandamus proceeding. The underlying case, Beverly Brooks v. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Cause No. 2013-19862), continues in the trial court.
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April 17, 2026 Get Citation Alerts Download PDF Add Note
In Re Beverly Brooks v. the State of Texas
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
- Citations: None known
- Docket Number: 01-26-00395-CV
- Nature of Suit: Mandamus
Disposition: Deny petition for writ of mandamus
Disposition
Deny petition for writ of mandamus
Lead Opinion
Opinion issued April 17, 2026
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-26-00395-CV
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IN RE BEVERLY BROOKS, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On April 17, 2026, Relator Beverly Brooks filed an Emergency Petition for
Writ of Mandamus challenging the trial court’s April 13, 2026 “Order Granting
KD’s Motion to Withdraw Funds From Court’s Registry and Denying Plaintiff’s
Request for Interest.”1 The challenged order (1) grants Real Party In Interest
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The underlying case is Beverly Brooks v. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris
County, Texas, cause number 2013-19862, pending in the 269th District Court of
Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Cory Sepolio presiding.
Kirkendall Dwyer, LLP’s motion to withdraw funds from the court’s registry;
(2) orders that the entire amount of funds in the registry be released to Kirkendall
Dwyer immediately, and (3) denies Brooks’s request to withdraw a portion of
registry funds arising from interest accrued on the funds.
We deny the petition.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Johnson, and Dokupil.
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