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.).