in Re 3M Company

Opinion issued March 26, 2007

















In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas




NO. 01-07-00201-CV




IN RE 3M COMPANY, Relator




Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus




MEMORANDUM OPINION



By petition for writ of mandamus, relator 3M Company complains of three orders, namely, "Defendant's Verified Fact Sheet," "Amended Protective Order Concerning Confidential Documents and Information," and "Case Management Order," signed by respondent, the Honorable Tracy Christopher, presiding judge of the 295th Judicial District Court, who has been appointed to preside over pretrial matters in the silica multidistrict litigation. (1)

We deny the petition for writ of mandamus.



PER CURIAM





Panel consists of Justices Taft, Nuchia, and Higley.



1. The underlying matter is In re Silica Product Liability Litigation, master docket no. 2004-70000 (295th Dist. Ct., Harris County, Tex.).