Unreported / Non-Citable
Background
Garrison Property & Casualty Insurance Company d/b/a USAA sought mandamus relief in an original proceeding arising from a Bexar County district-court matter concerning a foreign subpoena issued in a Fayette County, Georgia, proceeding.
Garrison filed its mandamus petition on July 14, 2026, and moved to stay the trial court’s orders dated May 5, May 26, and July 6, 2026. The Fourth Court of Appeals granted the requested stay on July 17, 2026, while it considered the petition.
The Court’s Holding
After considering the petition, record, and response, the court concluded that Garrison was not entitled to the requested mandamus relief. It therefore denied the petition under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 52.8(a).
The court also lifted the stay it had imposed on July 17, 2026. The memorandum opinion did not provide further reasoning or address the merits of the challenged trial-court orders in detail.
Key Takeaways
- The Fourth Court of Appeals denied Garrison’s petition for a writ of mandamus.
- The court concluded that the record and briefing did not establish entitlement to the requested extraordinary relief.
- The appellate stay of the trial court’s May 5, May 26, and July 6 orders was lifted.
Why It Matters
The ruling leaves the challenged trial-court orders in effect and permits the underlying foreign-subpoena proceeding to continue without the appellate stay. Because the court issued a summary denial without detailed analysis, the opinion offers limited guidance beyond its disposition of this particular mandamus petition.