In Re the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, Inc. v. the State of Texas

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-25-00425-CV

In re The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, Inc.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM TRAVIS COUNTY

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, Inc. filed a petition for writ of mandamus from the trial court’s order compelling discovery responses and denying a stay of proceedings in the underlying suit. Relator also filed a motion for temporary relief seeking a stay of the trial-court proceedings, which we granted. Real party in interest Concordia University Texas, Inc. filed a response to the motion and petition, along with a supplemental mandamus record. Having reviewed the petition, responses, and the records, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus and lift the stay. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a), .10.1

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Darlene Byrne, Chief Justice

Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Crump and Ellis Filed: July 16, 2025

1 Relator filed another motion for stay in a related appeal. See No. 03-25-00342-CV, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, Inc. on behalf of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, Inc. v. Concordia University Texas, Inc. We grant that motion today.