Order entered June 19, 2018
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-18-00290-CV
IN RE PATRICK DAUGHERTY, Relator
AND
PATRICK DAUGHERTY, Appellant
V.
HIGHLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. AND CORNERSTONE HEALTHCARE
GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., Appellees
Original Proceeding and Appeal from the 68th Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 12-04005
ORDER
Before Justices Lang-Miers, Fillmore, and Stoddart
Based on the Court’s opinion of this date in this consolidated original proceeding and
appeal, we CONDITIONALLY GRANT relator Patrick Daugherty’s petition for writ of
mandamus. We ORDER the Honorable Martin Hoffman, trial judge of the 68th Judicial District
Court, Dallas County, Texas, to issue an order vacating his January 3, 2018 order granting
Highland Capital Management, L.P.’s Motion for Sanctions. We further ORDER the trial judge
to file with this Court, within thirty (30) days of the date of this order, a certified copy of his
order issued in compliance with this order. Should the trial judge fail to comply with this order,
the writ will issue.
We ORDER the real parties in interest to bear the costs, if any, of this original
proceeding.
/s/ ROBERT M. FILLMORE
JUSTICE