in Re Hollandia B v. A/K/A Bailey Technogroup Steel & Cranes, B v.

Opinion

Opinion issued March 14, 2013.

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-13-00063-CV ——————————— IN RE HOLLANDIA B.V. A/K/A BAILEY TECHNOGROUP STEEL & CRANES, B.V., Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION1

By petition for writ of mandamus, Hollandia B.V. a/k/a Bailey Technogroup

Steel & Cranes, B.V. asked this Court to compel the trial court to conduct a

hearing and rule on Hollandia’s special appearance. Hollandia has informed the

Court that, during the pendency of this original proceeding, the trial court granted

1 The underlying case is Vinson v. GlobalSantaFe Corp. et al., No. 2005-34664 in the 152 District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Robert Schaffer presiding. the special appearance and dismissed the case against Hollandia with prejudice.

Accordingly, Hollandia’s complaints regarding the trial court’s failure to act are

moot, and we dismiss the petition.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Massengale and Brown.