IN RE: DALLAS FOOD & BEVERAGE (2017)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before the Court is relator's June 9, 2017 petition for writ of mandamus in which relator complains of the trial court's denial of relator's motion to compel arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).

The order denying the motion to compel arbitration is subject to an interlocutory appeal under section 51.016 of the civil practice and remedies code. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.016 (West 2015); see also 9 U.S.C. § 16(a)(1)(B). Relator, therefore, has an adequate remedy on appeal. See In re Santander Consumer USA, Inc., 445 S.W.3d 216, 223 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2013, orig. proceeding) (denying petition for writ of mandamus because section 51.016 provided relator with adequate remedy on appeal). Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus.

ADA BROWN JUSTICE