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SMITH v. WHITE

No. 01-85-0529-CV.

695 S.W.2d 295 (1985)

Charles William "Chick" SMITH, Sr., Patricia Smith, Mark Smith, Beverly Kim Smith Chavarria, and Esteban Chavarria, Relators, v. The Honorable Frank O. WHITE, Judge of the 295th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.)

July 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe H. Reynolds, Ann Ryan Robertson, Reynolds, Allen & Cook and Marian S. Rosen, Marian S. Rosen & Associates, Houston, for relators.

Randy Donato, Weitinger, Steelhammer & Tucker and Larry Doherty, Doherty & Williamson, Houston, for respondent.

Before EVANS, C.J., and SAM BASS and COHEN, JJ.

OPINION

SAM BASS, Justice.

Relators seek a writ of mandamus against the Honorable Frank O. White, Judge of the 295th District Court of Harris County, to compel him to set aside his order requiring relators to post a $100,000 cost bond. The writ is conditionally granted.

This court may issue a writ of mandamus to correct a clear abuse of discretion by a trial judge in a discovery proceeding. West v. Solito, 563 S.W.2d 240<...

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