OPINION
HECHT, Justice.
In this original mandamus proceeding we consider the authority of a trial court under Rule 171 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure to appoint a master to supervise pretrial discovery in a case. Joining in the petition for mandamus are the plaintiff and several of the defendants in a wrongful death case pending before the respondent district court. For reasons that follow, we conclude that the district court has exceeded its authority...
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