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Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
September 29, 2020
No. 04-20-00427-CV
IN RE Gustavo GARCIA-SILLER, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, and Acting
on Behalf of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, and Anita Valencia, as Independent Administrator
of the Estate of Virgilio Elizondo
Original Mandamus Proceeding1
ORDER
Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice
Beth Watkins, Justice
Liza A. Rodriguez, Justice
On September 28, 2020, relators filed an opposed second motion requesting emergency
relief, asking this court to stay the trial court’s August 4, 2020 “Order on Motion to Compel” and
all trial court proceedings arising from that order. The motion requesting emergency relief is
DENIED.
It is so ORDERED on September 29, 2020.
PER CURIAM
ATTESTED TO: _____________________________
Michael A. Cruz,
Clerk of Court
1 This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2015-CI-08589, styled John Doe v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San
Antonio, by and through the Apostolic Administrator and Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller and Archbishop
Emeritus Patrick Flores, their predecessors and successors, as Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
San Antonio, Father Jesus Armando Dominguez, the Estate of Father Virgilio Elizondo, Deceased; Bishop Gerald
R. Barnes, his predecessors and successors, as Bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino, in its assumed or common
name; the Roman Catholic Bishop of San Bernardino, a Corporate sole aka Diocese of San Bernardino, pending in
the 131st Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Karen H. Pozza presiding.
in Re Gustavo Garcia-Siller, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, and Acting on Behalf of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, and Anita Valencia, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Virgilio Elizondo
Combined Opinion