in Re: the Estate of Jeanne Stahl

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: July 8, 2009
• Docket: 13-09-00245-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

NUMBER 13-09-00245-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

IN RE THE ESTATE OF JEANNE STAHL

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Garza and Vela Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam1

Relators, the Estate of Jeanne Stahl, Deceased, David Stahl, Debra Stahl

McFarland, and Richard Stahl (collectively referred to as the “Stahls”), have filed a

petition for writ of mandamus by which they request this Court to direct respondent,

the Honorable John B. Martinez, presiding judge of the County Court at Law No. 3 of

1 See T EX . R . A PP . P . 5 2 .8 (d ) ("W hen denying relief, the court m ay hand dow n an opinio n but is n ot required to do so."); T EX . R . A PP . P . 47.4 (distinguishing opinions and m em orandum opinions).See T EX . R . A PP . P . 5 2 .8 (d ) (“W h e n d e n yin g relief, the court m ay hand dow n an opinion but is not req uired to do so.”); T EX . R . A PP . P . 47.4 (distinguishing opinions and m em orandum opinions). Nueces County, Texas, to preclude the admission of evidence relating to certain

events that transpired (1) before Jeanne Stahl was admitted into the hospital, and (2)

after her death. The real parties in interest are Bay Area Healthcare Group, Ltd., d/b/a

Corpus Christi Medical Center and Bay Area Medical Center (collectively referred to as

“Bay Area”). This Court requested a response from the real parties in interest and one

was timely filed.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the petition for writ of

mandamus and the response, is of the opinion that the Stahls have not shown

themselves entitled to the relief sought and the petition for writ of mandamus should

be denied. See T EX . R. A PP. P. 52.8(a). Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus

is DENIED.

P ER C URIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed on the 8th day of July, 2009.