Opinion issued March 26, 2019
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-17-00975-CV
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IN RE HOGAN LOVELLS US, LLP, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Hogan Lovells US, LLP, filed a petition for writ of mandamus.
Relator seeks to compel the respondent district judge to vacate his order that
compelled relator to produce certain non-privileged documents, and to vacate the
order denying relator’s motion for clarification in the underlying proceeding.1 This
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The underlying case is American General Life Insurance Company, et al. v. Schahin
Petroleo E Gas S.A., et al., Cause No. 2017-19016, pending in the 333rd District
Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Daryl L. Moore presiding.
Court granted a stay of the challenged orders, requested and received a response, a
reply, and a sur-reply.
Mandamus is an extraordinary remedy, available only when the relator can
show both that: (1) the trial court clearly abused its discretion or violated a duty
imposed by law and (2) there is no adequate remedy by way of appeal. In re Ford
Motor Co., 165 S.W.3d 315, 317 (Tex. 2005). Relator has failed to show a clear
abuse of discretion.
Accordingly, we lift the stay imposed by this Court and deny the petition. See
TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a), (d), 52.10(b).
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Higley, and Landau.
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