in Re: Old Republic Risk Management, Old Republic Insurance Company, Thornton, Biechlin, Reynolds & Guerra, L.C., Timothy K. Singley and Dana M. Gannon

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NO. 12-19-00144-CV IN THE COURT OF APPEALS TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT TYLER, TEXAS IN RE: OLD REPUBLIC RISK § MANAGEMENT, OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY, THORNTON, BIECHLIN, REYNOLDS § ORIGINAL PROCEEDING & GUERRA, L.C., TIMOTHY K. SINGLEY AND DANA M. GANNON, RELATORS § MEMORANDUM OPINION PER CURIAM Relators, Old Republic Risk Management, Old Republic Insurance Company, Thornton, Biechlin, Reynolds, and Guerra, L.C., Timothy K. Singley, and Dana M. Gannon, filed this original proceeding to challenge Respondent’s denial of their plea to the jurisdiction and motion to dismiss. 1 Debra Morris, Individually and as representative of the Estate of Kenneth W. Morris, Ashley Bialowas f/k/a Ashley Morris, Amanda Morris Wright, Jimmy Williams, Rebecca Williams, Orlando Ordaz, and Roy McCollough are the Real Parties in Interest (RPIs). On June 12, 2019, this Court conditionally granted Relators’ petition and directed Respondent to vacate his March 18, 2019, order denying Relators’ plea to the jurisdiction and issue an order (1) granting the plea to the jurisdiction with respect to the RPIs’ claims for fraudulent lien, insurance code violations, fraud, independent fraudulent acts by lawyer/law firm, and conspiracy to assert fraudulent lien; and (2) abating the trial court proceeding pending the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s resolution of whether Old Republic is entitled to seek administrative costs as part of its subrogation claim and whether the amount of benefits paid has been wrongfully inflated. By an order signed on June 14, Respondent complied with this Court’s opinion and order, 1 Respondent is the Honorable Paul E. White, Judge of the 159th District Court in Angelina County, Texas. rendering this proceeding moot. Accordingly, we dismiss Relators’ petition for writ of mandamus as moot. Opinion delivered June 28, 2019. Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J., and Neeley, J. (PUBLISH) 2 COURT OF APPEALS TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS JUDGMENT JUNE 28, 2019 NO. 12-19-00144-CV OLD REPUBLIC RISK MANAGEMENT, OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY, THORNTON, BIECHLIN, REYNOLDS & GUERRA, L.C., TIMOTHY K. SINGLEY AND DANA M. GANNON, Relators V. HON. PAUL E. WHITE, Respondent ORIGINAL PROCEEDING ON THIS DAY came to be heard the petition for writ of mandamus filed by Old Republic Risk Management, Old Republic Insurance Company, Thornton, Biechlin, Reynolds & Guerra, L.C., Timothy K. Singley, and Dana M. Gannon; who are the relators in appellate cause number 12-19-00144-CV and defendants in trial court cause number CV-00050-18-1, on the docket of the 159th Judicial District Court of Angelina County, Texas. Said petition for writ of mandamus having been filed herein on April 16, 2019, and the same having been duly considered, because it is the opinion of this Court that the writ should not issue, it is therefore CONSIDERED, 3 ADJUDGED and ORDERED that the said petition for writ of mandamus be, and the same is, hereby dismissed as moot. By per curiam opinion. Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J. and Neeley, J. 4