in Re Lamar University, Kenneth Evans, Catherine Blanchard, Jeff Bell, and Marco Born

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: June 20, 2018
• Docket: 09-18-00241-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont ____________________ NO. 09-18-00241-CV ____________________

IN RE LAMAR UNIVERSITY, KENNETH EVANS, CATHERINE BLANCHARD, JEFF BELL, AND MARCO BORN _______________________________________________________ ______________

Original Proceeding 60th District Court of Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. E-201,876 ________________________________________________________ _____________

ORDER

Lamar University, Kenneth Evans, Catherine Blanchard, Jeff Bell, and Marco

Born filed a petition for writ of mandamus. The relators are defendants in Cause No.

E-201,876, Holly Bruder, et al. v. Lamar University, et al. Relators seek a writ

compelling the Honorable Justin Gary Sanderson, Judge of the 60th District Court

of Jefferson County, Texas, to rule on Relators’ plea to the jurisdiction prior to

granting discovery in the case and prior to holding a temporary injunction hearing.

We note our jurisdiction over this matter and the parties. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann.

§ 22.221 (West Supp. 2017).

1 Relators request a stay of discovery and all further proceedings in the trial

court as temporary relief. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.10(a). The Court finds temporary

relief is necessary to prevent undue prejudice. It is ORDERED that all discovery and

all further proceedings in Cause No. E-201,876 are STAYED until our Opinion

issues or until further order of this Court. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.10(b). No bond is

required of the Relators as a condition to any relief herein granted.

The response of the real parties in interest, Holly Bruder and Allison

Honkofsky, to the mandamus petition is due July 2, 2018.

MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF GRANTED.

ORDER ENTERED June 20, 2018.

PER CURIAM

Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.