Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-15-00584-CV
IN RE TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Original Proceeding 1
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Marialyn Barnard, Justice
Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Delivered and Filed: September 23, 2015
PETITION FOR WRIT OF PROHIBITION DENIED
On September 17, 2015, relator Transamerica Life Insurance Company filed a petition for
writ of prohibition and a motion for temporary emergency relief seeking to stay further
proceedings in the underlying suit. The court has considered the petition for writ of prohibition
and is of the opinion that relator is not entitled to the relief sought. A writ of prohibition is typically
used to prohibit an unlawful interference with or enforcement of a superior court’s orders or
judgments. Holloway v. Fifth Court of Appeals, 767 S.W.2d 680, 683 (Tex. 1989). Relator seeks
a writ of prohibition in this proceeding to prevent enforcement of an existing final district court
judgment. A writ of prohibition is an extraordinary writ, available only for grievances that may
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This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 15-01-0043-CVA, styled J.G. Wentworth Originations, LLC v. Annuitant J.
LeRoy, pending in the 81st Judicial District Court, Atascosa County, Texas, the Honorable Donna S. Rayes presiding.
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not be addressed by other legal remedies. Id. at 684. Accordingly, the petition for writ of
prohibition and the motion for temporary emergency relief are denied. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a).
PER CURIAM
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