in Re MEHTA ( 2019 )

Opinion issued August 6, 2019
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-19-00162-CV
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IN RE MEHTA, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relators, Sunil Kumar Mehta and Mehta Investments, Ltd., have filed a
petition for writ of mandamus challenging the trial court’s denial of their motion to
disqualify counsel from representing real party in interest in the underlying suit. 1
The petition concerns contested issues of fact, which this Court does not resolve in
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The underlying case is Mohammed Ahmed v. Sunil Kumar Mehta and Mehta
Investments, Ltd., cause number 2017-84654, pending in the 295th District Court of
Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Donna Roth presiding.
an original mandamus proceeding. See In re Texas Windstorm Ins. Ass’n, 417
S.W.3d 119, 130 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2013, orig. proceeding). As is the
case here, “[i]f the record contains legally sufficient evidence both against and in
support of the trial court’s decision then mandamus will not lie because weighing
conflicting evidence is a trial court function.” In re Pirelli Tire, L.L.C., 247 S.W.3d
670, 686 (Tex. 2007) (orig. proceeding); see MC Worldwide, L.P. v. Gray, 178
S.W.3d 29, 36 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2005, no pet.) (“Abuse of discretion
does not exist if the trial court heard conflicting evidence and evidence appears in
the record that reasonably supports the trial court’s decision.”). Accordingly, we
deny the petition.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Kelly, and Goodman.
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