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Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum
Opinion filed April 22, 2005.
 
In The
 
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-05-00336-CV
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IN RE GERALD BURKS, Relator
 
 

 
ORIGINAL
PROCEEDING
WRIT
OF MANDAMUS
 

 
M E M O R A N D U M   O
P I N I O N
On April 5, 2005, relator
filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court.  See Tex.
Gov=t. Code Ann. ' 22.221 (Vernon 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.   Relator seeks to
overturn (1) respondent=s denial of a default judgment on appearance day and (2)
refusal to permit evidence of relator=s attorney=s fees. 
Relator has not established that he is
entitled to mandamus relief.  Mandamus
will not issue for the purpose of directing a trial court to render a judgment
by default.  See In re Ramirez,
994 S.W.2d 682, 683 (Tex. App.CSan Antonio 1998, orig.
proceeding).  Additionally, the record
does not reflect a ruling on relator=s offer of evidence.  Accordingly, we deny relator=s petition for writ of mandamus. 
PER CURIAM
 
Petition Denied
and Memorandum Opinion filed April 22, 2005.
Panel consists of
Justices Edelman, Seymore, and Guzman.

