BEARD v. GONZALEZ

No. 08-96-00205-CV.

924 S.W.2d 763 (1996)

Tom BEARD, Relator, v. The Honorable Alex R. GONZALEZ, Judge of the 83rd Judicial District Court of Pecos County, Texas, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

June 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Charles Dippel, Houston, for Relator.

Steven E. Rogers, Dallas, for Real-Party-in-Interest.

Before BARAJAS, C.J., and LARSEN and McCLURE, JJ.


OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

In this mandamus action, relator Tom Beard requests that this Court compel Judge Alex Gonzalez of the 83rd District Court to vacate his order transferring this case from Brewster County to Pecos County. We find that Judge Gonzalez abused his discretion in granting a change of venue without allowing the reasonable discovery contemplated by TEX.R.CIV.P. 258, or the forty-five days notice contemplated in TEX.R.CIV.P. 87. We conditionally...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases