In ENSCO Incorporated and ENSCO Offshore Company v. the State of Texas
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Opinion
Opinion issued September 26, 2023
In The
Court of Appeals For The
First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-23-00672-CV ——————————— IN RE ENSCO INCORPORATED AND ENSCO OFFSHORE COMPANY, Relators
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relators, Ensco Incorporated and Ensco Offshore Company, filed a petition
for writ of mandamus challenging the trial court’s July 24, 2023 order denying their
motion for summary judgment.1 In their mandamus petition, relators contended that
the trial court abused its discretion by denying their motion for summary judgment
1 The underlying case is Robert E. Buckley v. Ensco Incorporated and Ensco Offshore Company, Cause No. 2019-34430, in the 133rd District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Jaclanel McFarland presiding. regarding a purported Rule 11 agreement to settle the underlying lawsuit filed by
real party in interest, Robert E. Buckley. Relators requested that the Court grant
their mandamus petition, “command [the trial court] to vacate [its] [o]rder” denying
their summary-judgment motion, and “command [the trial court] to enter an [o]rder
granting [relators’] motion for summary judgment on [their] breach of contract
claim.”
We deny relators’ petition for writ of mandamus. Any pending motions are
dismissed as moot.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Kelly, Landau, and Farris.
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