Opinion
No. 05-20-0623-CV
07-30-2020
IN RE PRESTONWOOD TRADITION, L.P.; TRADITION MANAGEMENT, LLC; PRESTONWOOD TSL, LP; PRESTONWOOD TRADITION TSLGP, LLC; TRADITION SENIOR LIVING, LP; TRADITION SL, LLC; AND JONATHAN S. PERLMAN, Relators
Original Proceeding from the County Court at Law No. 2 Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. CC-19-03745-B
ORDER
Before Chief Justices Burns, Justice Osborne, and Justice Reichek
Before the Court is relators' June 18, 2020 petition for writ of mandamus in which they challenge the trial court's order denying arbitration and striking a supporting affidavit. In addition to this original proceeding, relators challenge the trial court's order pursuant to their interlocutory appeal pending under cause number 05-20-00390-CV. We conclude these proceedings should be decided together. See In re Valero Energy Corp., 968 S.W.2d 916, 916-17 (Tex. 1998).
Accordingly, on the Court's own motion, we ORDER cause number 05-20-00623-CV CONSOLIDATED into cause number 05-20-00390-CV. We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to remove all documents from cause number 05-20-00623-CV and refile them in cause number 05-20-00390-CV and to treat cause number 05-20-00623-CV as a closed case. We ORDER that all future pleadings be filed in and bear only cause number 05-20-00390-CV. All current deadlines in cause number 05-20-00390-CV remain in place.
We request that the real parties in interest and respondent file a response to relators' petition for writ of mandamus, if any, within TWENTY DAYS of this order. In accordance with this consolidation order, that responses should be filed in cause number 05-20-00390-CV.
We DIRECT the Clerk of this Court to send a copy of this order to all parties, the trial judge, and the Dallas District Court Clerk.
/s/ AMANDA L. REICHEK
JUSTICE