NUMBERS 13-14-00651-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
IN RE STATE FARM LLOYDS
On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Rodriguez, Benavides, and Perkes
Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam1
Relator, State Farm Lloyds (“State Farm”), filed a petition for writ of mandamus in
the above cause through which it contends that the MDL pretrial court abused its
discretion by ordering the production of discovery in native or near-native formats rather
than “reasonably usable” formats.2 By order previously issued in this cause, this Court
granted temporary relief and requested that the real parties in interest, the MDL plaintiffs,
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. When granting relief, the court must hand down an opinion as in any other case.”); TEX.
R. APP. P. 47.4 (distinguishing opinions and memorandum opinions).
2This cause arises from MDL Nos. 13-0123, 13-0130, & 13-0418 in the 206th District Court of
Hidalgo County, Texas, the Honorable Rose Guerra Reyna presiding.
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, No. 13-14-00616-CV, 2015 WL _____ (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Oct. 28, 2015,
orig. proceeding) (mem. op), issued this same date. 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
28th day of October, 2015.
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