Opinion
NO. 14-18-01092-CV
03-21-2019
IN RE EOG RESOURCES, INC., RELATOR
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS
295th District Court Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2015-34043
ORDER
On December 20, 2018, relator, EOG Resources, Inc., (EOG) filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. EOG asked this court to compel the Honorable Caroline Baker former presiding judge of the 295 District Court of Harris County, to vacate her order granting a new trial and render a take-nothing judgment in relator's favor pursuant to a jury verdict.
On January 1, 2019, Judge Baker ceased to hold office as judge of the 295 District Court. Judge Baker's successor is the Honorable Donna Roth.
On January 15, 2019, relator, Renegade Well Services, LLC (Renegade), a co-defendant with EOG in the underlying proceeding, also filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this cause number. Like EOG, Renegade also requested this court to compel the trial court to vacate its order granting a new trial and render a take-nothing judgment in Renegade's favor based on the jury verdict.
We abated this original proceeding to afford Judge Baker's successor, the Honorable Donna Roth, an opportunity to consider the order granting a new trial. See Tex. R. App. P. 7.2(b).
On February 21, 2019, Judge Roth denied EOG's and Renegade's motions for reconsideration. EOG and Renegade each have filed a motion to reinstate the mandamus proceeding in this court. We GRANT the motions to reinstate, and order this cause reinstated on the court's active docket.
The court further requests real party in interest, Taylor Chase Routon, to file a response to the petitions for writ of mandamus filed by relator EOG and relator Renegade. The response is due no later than April 11, 2019.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Jewell and Bourliot.