in Re Nextgear Capital, Inc.

Opinion

Opinion issued April 25, 2019

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-18-01003-CV ——————————— IN RE NEXTGEAR CAPITAL, INC., Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator, NextGear Capital, Inc., has filed a petition for writ of mandamus

challenging the trial court’s order denying its motion to compel arbitration and abate

the underlying proceedings.1 We deny the petition and lift the stay of proceedings

imposed by our November 15, 2018 order.

1 The underlying case is Alireza Delavari Maryan d/b/a Texas Financial Group v. NextGear Capital, Inc., US Financial Auto Credit, LLC, Melissa Webb Bryant, and Saeid Hashemnezad, cause number 2017-63452, pending in the 151st District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Mike Engelhardt presiding. PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Higley, and Landau.