in Re State Farm Lloyds

Opinion

NUMBER 13-23-00063-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

IN RE STATE FARM LLOYDS

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

ORDER Before Justices Benavides, Tijerina, and Peña Order Per Curiam

On February 14, 2023, relator State Farm Lloyds filed a petition for writ of

mandamus seeking to compel the trial court to: (1) vacate its order appointing attorney

Jorge Ortegon as umpire, and (2) render a new order appointing a “qualified umpire under

the terms of the [insurance policy’s] appraisal provision.” Relator also filed a motion for

temporary relief through which it requests that we grant a temporary stay of the trial court’s

order appointing Ortegon as umpire.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the motion for temporary relief, is of the opinion that it should be granted. Accordingly, we grant the relator’s motion for

temporary relief, and we order the trial court’s January 10, 2023 order appointing Ortegon

as umpire to be stayed pending the resolution of this original proceeding or further order

of this Court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.10(b) (“Unless vacated or modified, an order granting

temporary relief is effective until the case is finally decided.”).

We request the real party in interest, Mario Quintanilla, or any others whose

interest would be directly affected by the relief sought, to file a response to the petition for

writ of mandamus on or before the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of this order.

See id. R. 52.2, 52.4, 52.8.

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed on the 15th day of February, 2023.