in Re: H. D. Vest, Inc. and Stephanie Charitonenko

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS

§ IN RE § No. 08-10-00337-CV

H.D. VEST, INC. AND STEPHANIE § AN ORIGINAL PROCEEDING CHARITONENKO, § IN MANDAMUS

RELATORS. §

OPINION ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

Relators seek a writ of mandamus to overturn an order denying their motion to compel

arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). A writ of mandamus will issue only if

the trial court clearly abused its discretion and if the relator has no adequate remedy by appeal.

In re Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 148 S.W.3d 124, 135-36 (Tex. 2004). A party may appeal

an interlocutory order denying a motion to compel arbitration under the FAA. See

TEX .CIV .PRAC.&REM .CODE ANN . § 51.016 (Vernon Supp. 2010); In re Merrill Lynch & Co.,

Inc., 315 S.W.3d 888, 891 n.3 (Tex. 2010); Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, LLP v. J.A. Green

Dev. Corp., ___ S.W.3d ___, 2010 WL 4457467, at *1 (Tex.App.--Dallas Nov. 9, 2010, no

pet.h.). Because Relators thus have an adequate remedy by appeal, the petition for a writ of

mandamus is denied.

November 29, 2010 DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Chief Justice

Before Chew, C.J., McClure, and Rivera, JJ.