In re Bill Ater and Cody Wyrick

Summary

The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana granted emergency temporary relief in an original mandamus proceeding brought by Bill Ater and Cody Wyrick. The court stayed the trial court’s October 1, 2021, orders compelling the relators to disclose alleged attorney-client privileged communications pending a ruling on the mandamus petition.

Holdings

1. Temporary relief was warranted, and the trial court's October 1, 2021 orders were stayed pending the Court of Appeals' ruling on the mandamus petition.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the relators should receive temporary emergency relief staying the trial court's October 1, 2021 orders pending resolution of their petition for a writ of mandamus.

Disposition

other