Opinion
01-24-00171-CV
03-01-2024
In re DLA Piper LLP (US), Texas Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists, PLLC; Texas ENT Holdco, LLC; and J. Cary Moorehead, M.D.
189th District Court of Harris County Trial court case number: 2021-70713
ORDER
Terry Adams, Judge
On March 1, 2024, relators DLA Piper LLP (US), Texas Ear, Nose &Throat Specialists, PLLC; Texas ENT Holdco, LLC, and J. Cary Moorehead, M.D. filed a petition for writ of mandamus, complaining of the trial court's February 22, 2024 order that compels responses to discovery. Relators also filed an emergency motion to stay the trial court's order. Because we are of the tentative opinion that relators are entitled to the relief sought or that a serious question concerning the relief requires further consideration, we grant relators' emergency motion and stay the trial court's February 22, 2024 order compelling responses to discovery. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(b), 52.10(b). This stay of the trial court's order is effective until the case in this Court is finally decided or the Court otherwise orders the stay lifted. Any party may file a motion for reconsideration of the stay. See id. 52.10(c).
Further, the Court requests that the real party in interest respond to the petition for writ of mandamus. See id. 52.4, 52.8(b). It is ordered that the response of any interested party, if any, shall be due no later than 20 days from the date of this order. It is further ordered that relators' reply, if any, to the real party in interest's response, shall be due no later than 10 days from the filing of the response. See id. 52.5.
It is so ORDERED.