In Re Office of the Attorney General of Texas

OPINION

BOB McCOY, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Relator The Office of the Attorney General of Texas seeks mandamus relief from the district court’s dismissal, on double jeopardy grounds, of the OAG’s appeal of the associate judge’s order in a child support enforcement action. We hold that the dismissal was an abuse - of discretion because the associate judge’s order was not a final order, so the original jeopardy was never terminated. We conditionally grant the petition for writ of mandamus.

II. BACKGROUND

The OAG filed a motion for enforcement against real party in interest James McClendon seeking…