Grossnickle v. Turner

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Relator Lee Ann Grossnickle seeks a writ of mandamus to require the Honorable Joe Clayton, as a successor judge, to vacate a previous order sustaining contests to relator’s affidavit of inability to pay costs of appeal. This request involves relator’s second appeal from the property division ordered in trial court cause number 54858, entitled “In the Matter of the marriage of Richard Dean Grossnickle and Lee Ann Grossnickle and in the Interest of Emily Ann Grossnickle, a Child.”

Relator contends that the former judge’s written order sustaining the contests to…