Opinion
NO. 03-19-00453-CV
03-06-2020
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas and Travis County, Texas, Appellees
Richard A. Sayles and Robert L. Sayles, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, 4400 Renaissance Tower, Dallas, TX 75270-2107, William S. Snyder and Samuel Acker, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, 1201 Elm St Ste 4400, Dallas, TX 75270-2107, for Appellant. Mark A. Steinbach, Nanette Marie Dinunzio, Patrick K. Sweeten, and Lisa A. Bennett, Office of the Attorney General, P. O. Box 12548 (MC-066), Austin, TX 78711-2548, for Appellee.
Richard A. Sayles and Robert L. Sayles, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, 4400 Renaissance Tower, Dallas, TX 75270-2107, William S. Snyder and Samuel Acker, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, 1201 Elm St Ste 4400, Dallas, TX 75270-2107, for Appellant.
Mark A. Steinbach, Nanette Marie Dinunzio, Patrick K. Sweeten, and Lisa A. Bennett, Office of the Attorney General, P. O. Box 12548 (MC-066), Austin, TX 78711-2548, for Appellee.
Before Chief Justice Rose, Justice Triana, and Justice Smith
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft has filed a motion for temporary relief, seeking to stay the underlying proceedings during pendency of its interlocutory appeal from an order denying its special appearance. We grant the motion and stay all proceedings in the MDL court, except for any jurisdictional-specific discovery proceeding related to the special appearances of other defendants, until disposition of the appeal or until further order of this Court. See Tex. R. App. P. 29.3 (providing that appellate court may make temporary orders necessary to preserve parties' rights until disposition of the appeal).
It is ordered on March 6, 2020.