Garcia v. R. A. G. ex rel. Hurd

Appellant, an inmate at a correctional facility, filed a motion to dissolve an injunction for protection against domestic violence. Simultaneously with that filing, he filed a motion seeking a telephone hearing on his motion to dissolve. Instead of granting the telephone hearing, the trial court entered an order scheduling a hearing at which “both parties shall be present.” Due to his incarceration, Appellant did not appear at the hearing, and. the trial court denied the requested relief. Had Appellant. timely appealed that ruling, we likely would have concluded that the failure to grant…