in Re J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc. ( 2021 )

Opinion issued June 3, 2021 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-21-00278-CV ——————————— IN RE J-M MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., ANDREA JEAN THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF TRACY DEAN THOMPSON, DECEASED, AND MANDY THOMPSON ZORN, Relators Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus MEMORANDUM OPINION Relators, J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc., Andrea Jean Thompson, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Tracy Dean Thompson, and Mandy Thompson Zorn, have filed a petition for a writ of mandamus challenging the May 1 24, 2021 Order Regulating Jury Trial entered by the Honorable Mark Davidson, presiding pre-trial judge for asbestos multi-district litigation cases.1 We deny relators’ petition for writ of mandamus. Any pending motions are dismissed as moot. PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Kelly, Guerra, and Farris. 1 The underlying case is Andrea Jean Thompson, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Tracy Dean Thompson, Deceased, and Mandy Thompson Zorn, Cause No. 2018-10109, in the 11th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Mark Davidson presiding pre-trial judge for asbestos multi-district litigation cases. 2