in Re the Williams Companies, Inc., John Dearborn and David Chappell

Opinion

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed March 5, 2020.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-19-00721-CV

IN RE THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC., JOHN DEARBORN, AND DAVID CHAPPELL, Relators

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

WRIT OF MANDAMUS

125th District Court Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2016-53287

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On September 19, 2019, relators The Williams Companies, Inc., John Dearborn, and David Chappell filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (Supp.); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relators asks this court to compel the Honorable Kyle Carter, presiding judge of the 125th District Court of Harris County, to vacate his July 23, 2018 order denying relators’ motion to dismiss and to grant such motion.

With certain exceptions not applicable here, to obtain mandamus relief, a relator must show both that the trial court clearly abused its discretion and that the relator has no adequate remedy at law, such as an appeal. In re Garza, 544 S.W.3d 836, 840 (Tex. 2018) (orig. proceeding) (per curiam); In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding).

Because relators have not shown they are entitled to mandamus relief, we deny their petition for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Frost and Justices Wise and Hassan.