Manuel Garcia, Sr.

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court granted a conditional writ of mandamus, finding that the trial court abused its discretion by issuing an overbroad protective order that barred the plaintiff from sharing discovered documents with other litigants and from retaining attorney work product, while declining to enjoin the defendant's other secrecy orders. Chief Justice Hill dissented, arguing the protective order was authorized by the rules and not an abuse of discretion.