James M. Hanners, Relator v. Honorable Bryan Coday, Court Reporter, 40th District Court, Ellis County, Texas

Hanners v. Coday (C/R)

NO. 10-91-113-CV

IN THE

COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE

TENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

AT WACO

JAMES M. HANNERS,

Relator

v.

HONORABLE BRYAN CODAY, COURT

REPORTER, 40TH DISTRICT COURT,

ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, ET AL,

Respondents

Original Proceeding

O P I N I O N

On June 5, 1991, Relator James Hanners filed a motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus complaining that Respondent Bryan Coday, official court reporter for the 40th District Court in Ellis County, had "failed and refused" to transcribe a November 30, 1990, hearing in the case of Hanners v. Hanners, Cause #44211-D, in violation…