in Re State Farm Lloyds, Richard Freymann, Richard Lee Wallis, and Bernadette Galvan

NUMBER 13-14-00388-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG IN RE STATE FARM LLOYDS, RICHARD FREYMANN, RICHARD LEE WALLIS, AND BERNADETTE GALVAN On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Perkes and Longoria Memorandum Opinion1 Per Curiam Relators, State Farm Lloyds, Richard Freymann, Richard Lee Wallis, and Bernadette Galvan, have filed a petition for writ of mandamus requesting that this Court direct respondent, the Honorable Rose Guerra Reyna, Presiding Judge of the 206th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, to withdraw her order denying relators’ verified plea in abatement and to enter an order abating the suit for damages brought against relators by the real party in interest, Victor Garza Jr., until sixty days after he provides 1 See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(d) (“When denying relief, the court may hand down an opinion but is not required to do so.”); TEX. R. APP. P. 47.4 (distinguishing opinions and memorandum opinions). relators with a notice letter for his claim stating the specific, separate amounts for the claimed damages and attorney’s fees. See TEX. INS. CODE ANN. § 541.154 (West, Westlaw through 2013 3d C.S.) (“Prior Notice of Action”); id. § 541.155 (West, Westlaw through 2013 3d C.S.) (“Abatement”); TEX. R. APP. P. 52.1 (“Commencement” of Original Proceedings). By order previously issued in this cause, this Court granted temporary relief and requested that the real party in interest file a response to the petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a),(b). Such response has been duly filed. The Court, having examined and fully considered the petition for writ of mandamus, the response, and the applicable law, is of the opinion that the petition for writ of mandamus should be denied for the reasons expressed in our opinion in In re State Farm Lloyds, Richard Freymann, and Nathan Burris, No. 13-14-00347-CV, 2014 WL _____ (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Aug. 27, 2014, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.), available at http://www.search.txcourts.gov/case.aspx?cn=13-14-00348-CV. Accordingly, the Court LIFTS the stay previously imposed by this Court and DENIES the petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(d). PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the 2nd day of September, 2014. 2