Opinion
14-24-00820-CV
11-01-2024
IN RE JUDWIN PROPERTIES, INC., Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 11th Civil District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2018-74667
Panel Consists of Zimmerer, Poissant, and Wilson Justices.
ORDER
PER CURIAM
On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, relator Judwin Properties, Inc., filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. Relator asks this court to order the Honorable Kristen Brauchle Hawkins, Judge of the 11th Civil District Court, in Harris County, Texas, to vacate the trial court's September 17, 2024 "Order Granting [real party's in interest] Garry Lewis's Motion to Disqualify Charles Kelly As Counsel for Plaintiff," entered in trial court number 2018-74667. Relator alleges the trial court abused its discretion by disqualifying relator's trial counsel.
Relator has also filed a motion for temporary stay of proceedings below. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(b), 52.10. On October 31, 2024, relator asks this court to stay proceedings in the trial court pending a decision on the petition for writ of mandamus.
It appears from the facts stated in the petition and motion that relator's request for relief requires further consideration and that relator will be prejudiced unless immediate temporary relief is granted. We therefore GRANT relator's motion and issue the following order:
We ORDER all proceedings in trial court cause number 2018-74667, STAYED until a final decision by this court on relator's petition for writ of mandamus, or until further order of this court.
In addition, the court requests Garry Lewis and Caldwell Brokerage Company, LLC, the real parties in interest, to file a response to the petition for writ of mandamus on or before November 15, 2024. See Tex.R.App.P. 52.4.