In Re Kristina Castillo v. the State of Texas

Opinion issued August 19, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals
For The

First District of Texas
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NO. 01-25-00607-CV
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IN RE KRISTINA CASTILLO, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator Kristina Castillo seeks mandamus relief from the June 17, 2025

order denying her motion to dismiss. The order was signed by an associate judge.1

Because we have no jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against this

associate judge, and relator has not demonstrated any threat to our jurisdiction, we

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The underlying case is Kristina Castillo v. Comcast Corporation, cause number
25-CCV-076958, pending in the County Court at Law No. 3 of Fort Bend County,
Texas, the Honorable Juli A. Mathew presiding, with Associate Judge Lewis M.
White.
dismiss relator’s petition for writ of mandamus for lack of jurisdiction. See TEX.

GOV’T CODE § 22.221(a), (b), (c)(2); see also In re Montiel, No. 01-23-00893-CV,

2023 WL 8720907, at *1 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] Dec. 19, 2023, orig.

proceeding). Any remaining motions are likewise dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Guiney, and Morgan.

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