COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON
MEMORANDUM ORDER
Appellate case name: In re Shatish Patel M.D., Hemalatha Vijayan M.D., Subodh
Sonwalkar M.D., Wolley Oladut M.D.
Appellate case number: 01-13-00330-CV
Trial court case number: 2011-24016
Trial court: 152nd District Court of Harris County
Relators’ emergency motion for temporary relief in No. 01-13-00330-CV, an original
petition for writ of temporary injunction, is DENIED. See Holloway v. Fifth Court of Appeals,
767 S.W.2d 680, 684 (Tex. 1989) (“The issuance of an extraordinary writ is not authorized when
the relator has an adequate remedy by appeal.”); TEX. R. APP. P. 29.3 (“When an appeal from an
interlocutory order is perfected, the appellate court may make any temporary orders necessary to
preserve the parties’ rights until disposition of the appeal . . . .”); see also Becker v. Becker, 639
S.W.2d 23, 24 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1982, no writ) (“this court does not have
jurisdiction to issue a writ of injunction merely for the purpose of preserving the status quo or to
prevent loss or damage to one of the parties during the appeal”).
It is so ORDERED.
Judge’s signature: /s/ Michael Massengale
Acting individually
Date: April 29, 2013
in Re Shatish Patel M.D., Hemalatha Vijayan M.D., Subodh Sonwalkar M.D., Wolley Oladut M.D.
Combined Opinion