Harris County v. Miller

GREENHILL, Chief Justice.

In this original mandamus proceeding, Harris County has petitioned this court to order the trial judge to vacate an order reinstating a case on the ground that the trial court has lost jurisdiction to do so under Rule 165a.1

The question before us is whether a trial court has jurisdiction to reinstate a case previously dismissed for want of prosecution, when more than thirty days have elapsed since the signing of the dismissal order and when the plaintiff has received notice of the court’s intention to dismiss before the expiration of twenty days after dismissal. We…