In Re: Dump Bodies, Inc. v. the State of Texas ( 2023 )

COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
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IN RE: DUMP BODIES, INC., § No. 08-23-00056-CV
§ AN ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
Relator. § IN MANDAMUS
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before the Court is relators’ February 9, 2023, petition for writ of mandamus wherein
relators seek relief from the trial court’s denial of their motions to compel discovery. The three
orders relator’s seek mandamus are “Order denying Defendant’s Motion to compel and for
Sanctions”, “Order Denying Defendant’s Motion to Produce TEX. R. EVID. 1006 Backup
Materials”, and “Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion to Quash and for Protective Order.”
Entitlement to mandamus relief requires relators to demonstrate that the trial court clearly
abused its discretion and that they lack an adequate remedy by appeal. In re Prudential Ins. Co. of
Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding).
After reviewing relators’ petition and the record before us, we conclude that relators have
failed to demonstrate entitlement to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny relators’ petition for
writ of mandamus.
YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Chief Justice
June 8,2023
Before Rodriguez, C.J., Palafox, and Soto, JJ.
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