Everett Newton v. Cynthia Calhoun, Dallas County Clerk, and Dallas Meade

Becker v. State

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS)

EVERETT NEWTON, ) No. 08-05-00141-CV)

Appellant, ) Appeal from)

v. ) 44th District Court)

CYNTHIA CALHOUN, DALLAS COUNTY ) of Dallas County, Texas

CLERK, and DALLAS MEADE, )) (TC# DV-05-00510-B)

Appellees. )

O P I N I O N

Everett Newton appeals from an order denying his applications for writ of mandamus and writ of prohibition in which he sought to prohibit the Dallas County Clerk from including court costs in a writ of execution. We affirm.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

Dallas Meade sued Everett Newton for legal malpractice and breach of…