In re Ronald Dwayne Whitfield — Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed
October 22, 2026.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-26-00983-CV
IN RE RONALD DWAYNE WHITFIELD, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
County Civil Court at Law No. 5
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1284764
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator Ronald Dwayne Whitfield filed a petition for writ of mandamus
asking this court to compel the trial court to vacate prior orders, among other
requested relief.
Relator has been declared a vexatious litigant and is the subject of three pre-
filing orders, prohibiting him from filing, pro se, new litigation without seeking the
permission of the appropriate local administrative judge. See Tex. Civ. Prac. &

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Rem. Code Ann. §§ 11.101, 11.102. The clerk of this court may not file an original
proceeding or other matter presented by a vexatious litigant subject to a pre-filing
order unless the litigant first obtains an order from the appropriate local
administrative judge permitting the filing. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann.
§ 11.103(a).
On September 29, 2026, the clerk of this court notified relator that his
original proceeding was subject to dismissal without further notice, unless within
10 days relator filed a copy of the order from the local administrative judge
permitting the filing of his petition. In response to the notice, relator did not
provide a copy of the pre-filing order permitting his petition or otherwise
adequately respond to our notice.
Accordingly, we dismiss the mandamus petition for lack of jurisdiction. See
Tex. Civ. Prac. Rem. Code § 11.1035(b); See In re Whitfield, No. 01-25-00392-
CV, 2025 WL 1634097, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] June 10, 2025, orig.
proceeding) (per curiam) (mem. op.) (dismissing vexatious litigant’s petition for
writ of mandamus in absence of order from local administrative judge permitting
filing of original proceeding).
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Bridges and Boatman.