Opinion
NUMBER 13-14-00590-CV
10-13-2014
IN RE STATE FARM LLOYDS
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Rodriguez, Benavides, and Perkes
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam
Relator, State Farm Lloyds, filed a petition for writ of mandamus requesting that this Court direct respondent, the Honorable Rose Guerra Reyna, Presiding Judge of the 206th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, to withdraw her order denying relator's verified plea in abatement and to enter an order abating the suit for damages brought against relator by the real party in interest, Sharon Etheridge, until sixty days after she provides relator with a notice letter for her claim stating the specific, separate amounts for the claimed damages and attorney's fees. See TEX. INS. CODE ANN. § 541.154 (West, Westlaw through 2013 3d C.S.) ("Prior Notice of Action"); id. § 541.155 (West, Westlaw through 2013 3d C.S.) ("Abatement"); TEX. R. APP. P. 52.1 ("Commencement" of Original Proceedings). In addition, relator requests that this Court issue immediate temporary relief staying respondent's order denying the plea in abatement. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.10 ("Temporary Relief").
The Court, having examined and fully considered the petition for writ of mandamus and the applicable law, is of the opinion that the petition for writ of mandamus should be denied for the reasons expressed in our opinion in In re State Farm Lloyds, Richard Freymann, and Nathan Burns, No. 13-14-00347-CV, 2014 WL 4243701, at **4-9 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Aug. 27, 2014, orig. proceeding) (mem. op). Accordingly, the Court DENIES the petition for writ of mandamus and request for immediate temporary relief. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(d).
PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the 13th day of October, 2014.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(d) ("When denying relief, the court may hand down an opinion but is not required to do so."); TEX. R. APP. P. 47.4 (distinguishing opinions and memorandum opinions).