In Re: Blake Joel Robbins v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 23, 2024
• Docket: 05-24-00156-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

DENIED and Opinion Filed February 23, 2024

In the Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-24-00156-CV

IN RE BLAKE JOEL ROBBINS, Relator

Original Proceeding from the 302nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DF-21-18201

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Molberg, Carlyle, and Breedlove Opinion by Justice Carlyle Before the Court are relator’s February 13, 2024 petition for writ of

mandamus and emergency motion for temporary relief. In his petition, relator

challenges a portion of a trial court’s order granting a motion to compel discovery

that overrules his assertions of privilege and compels him to produce documents

responsive to a single request for production, which relator describes as calling for

documents that are federally protected from disclosure. In his emergency motion,

relator seeks to stay that portion of the order pending our action on the petition .

Entitlement to mandamus relief requires a relator to show that the trial court

clearly abused its discretion and that the relator lacks an adequate appellate remedy. In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig.

proceeding). After reviewing relator’s petition and the record before us, we conclude

that relator has failed to demonstrate entitlement to mandamus relief.

Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. We also deny

relator’s emergency motion for temporary relief as moot.

/Cory L. Carlyle// 240156f.p05 CORY L. CARLYLE JUSTICE

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