No Record, No Mandamus.

In re Redbird Trails Apts involved a mandamus petition, presented after the trial court conducted an in camera review of certain documents, and determined that none of them were relevant.

Citing Tex. R. App. P. 52.7, the Fifth Court noted: “Relators’ burden is to provide this Court with a sufficient record for mandamus review. … This burden requires them ‘to request that any documents submitted to the trial court for in camera inspection be carried forward under seal so that the appellate court can evaluate this information.'”

The Court then held: “Here, the mandamus record does not include the records inspected by the trial court in camera, and nothing before us reflects that relators have asked the trial court to carry the documents forward to this Court under seal. We are unable to assess the merits of the petition without them.” Accordingly, it denied the petition. No. 05-23-00332-CV (April 17, 2023) (mem. op.).