In re Exxon Mobil Corp., Exxon Mobil Oil Corp., & Exxon Mobil Research & Engineering Co. Appeal from 334th District Court of Harris County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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Motion Granted, Stay Lifted, Petition for Writ of Mandamus Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed October 5, 2023. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-23-00488-CV IN RE EXXON MOBIL CORP., EXXON MOBIL OIL CORP., & EXXON MOBIL RESEARCH & ENGINEERING CO., Relators ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 334th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2022-13735 MEMORANDUM OPINION On July 14, 2023, relators Exxon Mobil Corp., Exxon Mobil Oil Corp., & Exxon Mobil Research & Engineering Co. filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relators ask this Court to compel the Honorable Dawn Rogers, presiding judge of the 334th District Court of Harris County, to vacate the trial court’s June 26, 2023 order granting plaintiffs’ motion to compel production of “22 document categories withing 21 days of the date of the order (Monday, July 17, 2023).” Relators also filed an emergency motion for temporary stay of proceedings below, which the Court granted on July 17, 2023. On September 29, 2023, relators and real parties in interest filed a joint motion to dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus. The parties’ joint motion to dismiss is granted. We dismiss relators’ petition for writ of mandamus as moot. Additionally, our July 17, 2023 stay is lifted. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Jewell, Hassan, and Wilson. 2

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