In Re: City of Tatum, Texas Appeal from 4th District Court of Rusk County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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NO. 12-18-00285-CV IN THE COURT OF APPEALS TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT TYLER, TEXAS IN RE: § CITY OF TATUM, TEXAS, § RELATOR § ORIGINAL PROCEEDING MEMORANDUM OPINION PER CURIAM Relator, the City of Tatum, Texas, filed this original proceeding to challenge an order authorizing pre-suit discovery under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 202. On December 21, 2018, this Court conditionally granted Relator’s petition and directed Respondent, the Honorable J. Clay Gossett of the 4th District Court in Rusk County, Texas, to vacate his order granting the petition to perpetuate testimony filed by Real Party in Interest Linda C. Peterson. By an order signed on December 31, Respondent complied with this Court’s opinion and order, rendering this proceeding moot. Accordingly, we dismiss Relator’s petition for writ of mandamus as moot. We lift the stay of proceedings issued on October 23, 2018. Opinion delivered January 9, 2019. Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J., and Neeley, J. (PUBLISH) COURT OF APPEALS TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS JUDGMENT JANUARY 9, 2019 NO. 12-18-00285-CV CITY OF TATUM, TEXAS, Relator V. HON. J. CLAY GOSSETT, Respondent ORIGINAL PROCEEDING ON THIS DAY came to be heard the petition for writ of mandamus filed by City of Tatum, Texas; who is the relator in Cause No. 2018-205, pending on the docket of the 4th Judicial District Court of Rusk County, Texas. Said petition for writ of mandamus having been filed herein on October 22, 2018, 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, 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.

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