FORD MOTOR CO. v. TYSON

No. 05-96-01214-CV.

943 S.W.2d 527 (1997)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Relator, v. The Honorable Candace G. TYSON, Judge of the 44th District Court of Dallas County, Texas, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Overruled May 12, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob E. Shannon, Joseph R. Knight, Baker & Botts, Austin, Claudia Wilson Frost, Baker & Botts, Houston, Robert W. Jordan, Baker & Botts, Peter A. Moir, Dallas, Margaret Niver Mcgann, Dallas, for relator.

Candace G. Tyson, Dallas, pro se.

Mike Parham, Joel M. Fineberg, Ted Z. Robertson, Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, P.C., Steven Johnson, Dallas, for respondent.

Before OVARD, MORRIS and HANKINSON, JJ.


OPINION

MORRIS, Justice.

This is an original proceeding. Ford Motor Company seeks a writ of mandamus compelling the trial court to vacate its order imposing sanctions for discovery abuse pursuant to rule 215(3) of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. The pretrial sanctions imposed on Ford include the exclusion of arguably favorable evidence, payment of attorney's fees, and payment of $10,000,000 to the real parties in interest within ten days of the sanction...

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