in Re: Griffin Oil Company, Inc., Griffin Fuels, LP, Richard Griffin and Mary Ann Griffin

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 31, 2006
• Docket: 12-06-00060-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

                NO. 12-06-00060-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

TYLER, TEXAS

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IN RE: GRIFFIN OIL COMPANY, INC.,

GRIFFIN FUELS, L.P., RICHARD           §          ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

GRIFFIN AND MARY ANN GRIFFIN,

RELATORS

MEMORANDUM OPINION

            Griffin Oil Company, Inc., Griffin Fuels, LP, Richard Griffin, and Mary Ann Griffin (collectively, the “Griffins”) seek mandamus relief against Respondent, the Honorable Campbell Cox II, Judge of the 145th Judicial District Court, Nacogdoches County, Texas.  The Griffins allege that Respondent abused his discretion by granting Morgan Oil Company’s motion to compel production of certain financial documents and information from the Griffins.

            Mandamus is “an extraordinary remedy, available only in limited circumstances.”  Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 840 (Tex. 1992).  Mandamus will issue to correct a clear abuse of discretion when there is no other adequate remedy at law.  Id.  After carefully reviewing the Griffins’ petition, the reporter’s record, and Morgan Oil’s response, we conclude that the order complained of does not constitute an abuse of Respondent’s discretion.  Therefore, we need not address whether the Griffins have an adequate remedy at law. 

            The petition for writ of mandamus is denied.  The stay of February 27, 2006 is lifted, and Morgan’s motion to reconsider the stay order is overruled as moot.

                                                                                                     DIANE DEVASTO   

                                                                                                                Justice

Opinion delivered March 31, 2006.

Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and DeVasto, J.

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