Opinion
01-24-00225-CV
08-20-2024
In re State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
133rd District Court of Harris County Trial court case number: 2023-33122
ORDER OF ABATEMENT
Amparo M. Guerra Judge.
On June 21, 2024, relator, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, filed a notice informing this Court that the Texas Supreme Court had granted oral argument in a case in which the trial court compelled the deposition of State Farm's corporate representative. See In re State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. and Lindsey Nicole Dessart, No. 23-0755, pending in the Texas Supreme Court. Similar issues are presented in this mandamus, and relator asserts that "[t]he Supreme Court's resolution of the issues in No. 23-0755 will likely guide this Court's resolution of the pending issues in this case."
Accordingly, we abate the original proceeding and direct the Clerk of this Court to treat it as a closed case and to remove it from this Court's active docket. This original proceeding will be reinstated on this Court's active docket after relator notifies this Court of the finalization of No. 23-0755 in the Texas Supreme Court, and/or upon further order from this Court. This Court will also consider a motion to reinstate filed by either party or a motion to dismiss the original proceeding.
It is so ORDERED.