in Re Thomas Petroleum Holdings, LLC, C.L. Thomas, Inc., and C.L. Thomas Holdings Investments, LLC

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 19, 2020
• Docket: 13-20-00427-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

NUMBER 13-20-00427-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

IN RE THOMAS PETROLEUM HOLDINGS, LLC, C.L. THOMAS, INC., AND C.L. THOMAS HOLDINGS INVESTMENTS, LLC

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

ORDER

Before Justices Benavides, Hinojosa, and Tijerina Order Per Curiam

Relators Thomas Petroleum Holdings, LLC, C.L. Thomas, Inc., and C.L. Thomas

Holdings Investments, LLC filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the above cause. By

six issues, relators contend that the trial court abused its discretion by ordering them to

produce documents protected by the attorney-client privilege. By motion for temporary

relief, relators request that we stay the trial court’s September 16, 2020 order granting the

motion to compel filed by real party in interest Jeffrey Johanson.

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 motion for temporary relief and ORDER the September 16, 2020 “Amended Order Granting

Defendant’s Motion to Compel” to be STAYED pending further order of this Court. See

TEX. R. APP. P. 52.10.

The Court requests that the real party in interest, Johanson, or any others whose

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

writ of mandamus on or before the expiration of ten days from the date of this order. See

id. R. 52.2, 52.4, 52.8.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed the 19th day of October, 2020.