IN RE: SMRITY JAIN (2017)

ORDER

On January 20, 2017, relator Smrity Jain, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. Relator asks this court to order the Honorable James T. Lombardino, Judge of the 308th District Court, in Harris County, Texas to, among other things, set aside his Emergency Jurisdiction Order dated January 17, 2017.

Relator has also filed a motion for temporary relief asking our court to stay the Emergency Jurisdiction Order pending a decision on the petition for writ of mandamus. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(b), 52.10.

It appears from the facts stated in the petition and motion that relator's request for relief requires further consideration and that relator will be prejudiced unless immediate temporary relief is granted. We therefore GRANT relator's motion and issue the following order:

We ORDER the Emergency Jurisdiction Order STAYED until a final decision by this court on relator's petition for writ of mandamus, or until further order of this court.

In addition, the court requests Srinivas Balasubramanian, the real party-in-interest, to file a response to the petition for writ of mandamus on or before January 27, 2017. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.4.

Tracy Christopher Justice