General Tire, Inc., Petitioner v. Kenneth Kepple, A/n/f of Kyle E. Kepple, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded for the district court to reinstate its protective order. It held that Rule 76a's special sealing procedures apply only after a court determines that unfiled discovery is a "court record," that such determinations are reviewed for abuse of discretion, and that General Tire's documents were not court records and therefore should remain protected.