IN RE KOTSANIS

No. 23-0319.

679 S.W.3d 694 (2023)

IN RE Beverly KOTSANIS, Relator.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION FILED: November 17, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Drabble , Trevor Lawhorn , Charles W. Sartain , Dallas, Jeffrey Watters Jr. , Houston, for Real Party in Interest JB&B Capital, LLC.

Tommy E. Swate , for Relator.

Justice Huddle, joined by Justice Busby, Justice Bland, and Justice Young, concurring in the denial of the petition for writ of mandamus.


This petition for writ of mandamus contends that the trial court abused its discretion when it refused to permit a court reporter to transcribe a hearing. I concur with the Court's denial of the petition with two brief observations.

First, our decision to deny mandamus relief should not be taken to endorse the denial of a party's request for a court reporter. To the contrary, Texas law mandates that a court reporter transcribe proceedings upon a party's request. The...

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