In re Gateway Gathering and Marketing Company and Frank Rosenberg

Summary

The Eighth District Court of Appeals dismissed a mandamus proceeding as moot after the parties reported that they had finalized a settlement resolving their dispute over a discovery order. The court lifted the stay of the trial court proceedings and dismissed the petition with prejudice to refiling.

Holdings

1. The finalized settlement resolved the controversy over the discovery order, rendering the mandamus proceeding moot.
2. The court granted the parties' joint motion, lifted the stay in its entirety, and dismissed the petition for writ of mandamus with prejudice as moot.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the parties' finalized settlement rendered the mandamus proceeding moot.
2. Whether the court should lift the trial-court stay and dismiss the mandamus proceeding with prejudice.

Disposition

dismissed