*1 In The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-17-00348-CV ____________________ IN RE ERIC HOUGHTON _______________________________________________________ ______________ Original Proceeding

317th District Court of Jefferson County, Texas

Trial Cause No. C-218,153-B

________________________________________________________ _____________ ORDER

Eric Houghton filed a petition for writ of mandamus. The relator is a party in Cause No. C-218,153-B, In the Interest of S.E.T.H. and R.M.R.H. Relator seeks a writ compelling the Honorable Larry Thorne, Judge of the 317th District Court of Jefferson County, Texas, to vacate his order to return child, signed September 15, 2017, and transfer the case to Anderson County, Texas. We note our jurisdiction over this matter and the parties. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (West 2004).

Relator requests as temporary relief a stay of all proceedings in the trial court, including the order to appear and deliver the child on September 22, 2017. See Tex.

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R. App. P. 52.10(a). The Court finds temporary relief is necessary to prevent undue prejudice. It is ORDERED that the trial court’s order of September 15, 2017, in Cause No. C-218,153-B and all further proceedings in Cause No. C-218,153-B are STAYED until our Opinion issues or until further order of this Court. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.10(b). No bond is required of the relator as a condition to any relief herein granted.

MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF GRANTED. ORDER ENTERED September 21, 2017.

PER CURIAM Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.

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