in Re the Williams Companies, Inc., John Dearborn and David Chappell ( 2020 )

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed March
5, 2020.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-19-00721-CV
IN RE THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC., JOHN DEARBORN, AND
DAVID CHAPPELL, Relators
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
125th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2016-53287
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On September 19, 2019, relators The Williams Companies, Inc., John
Dearborn, and David Chappell filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court.
See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (Supp.); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the
petition, relators asks this court to compel the Honorable Kyle Carter, presiding
judge of the 125th District Court of Harris County, to vacate his July 23, 2018 order
denying relators’ motion to dismiss and to grant such motion.
With certain exceptions not applicable here, to obtain mandamus relief, a
relator must show both that the trial court clearly abused its discretion and that the
relator has no adequate remedy at law, such as an appeal. In re Garza, 544 S.W.3d
836, 840 (Tex. 2018) (orig. proceeding) (per curiam); In re Prudential Ins. Co. of
Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding).
Because relators have not shown they are entitled to mandamus relief, we
deny their petition for writ of mandamus.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Wise and Hassan.
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