in Re David N. Staff ( 2019 )

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed April
2, 2019.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-19-00230-CV
IN RE DAVID N. STAFF, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
152nd District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 2016-88718
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On March 19, 2019, relator David N. Staff filed a petition for writ of
mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (Supp.); see also Tex.
R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court to compel the Honorable Robert
K. Schaeffer, presiding judge of the 152nd District Court of Harris County, to (1)
vacate his January 25, 2019 order which compels the production of certain medical
records of relator and (2) alternatively, order the redaction of portions of these
records that allegedly are not relevant.
Relator has also filed a motion for temporary relief, asking this court to stay
the January 25, 2019 order. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.10.
Generally, to obtain mandamus relief, a relator must show both that the trial
court clearly abused its discretion and that the relator has no adequate remedy at law,
such as an appeal. In re Prudential Ins. Co., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004)
(orig. proceeding); In re Garza, 544 S.W.3d 836, 840 (Tex. 2018) (orig. proceeding)
(per curiam).
Relator has not shown that the trial court clearly abused its discretion. We
therefore deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus and motion for temporary
relief.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Wise, Zimmerer, and Spain.
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