AUDI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT v. STATE (2020)

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

AUDI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Appellant v. STATE of Texas and Travis County, Appellees

NO. 03-20-00022-CV

Decided: March 06, 2020

Before Chief Justice Rose, Justice Triana, and Justice Smith

Richard A. Sayles, Robert L. Sayles, and David C. Miller, William S. Snyder and Samuel Acker, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, 4400 Renaissance Tower, 1201 Elm Street, Dallas, TX 75270-2107, for Appellant. Mark A. Steinbach, Nanette Marie Dinunzio, Patrick K. Sweeten, and Lisa A. Bennett, Office of the Attorney General of Texas, P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059), Austin, TX 78711-2548, Richard W. Mithoff, Jr., Mithoff Law, One Allen Center, Penthouse, 500 Dallas Street, Houston, TX 77002-4712, for Appellees.

ORDER

Appellant Audi Aktiengesellschaft has filed a motion for temporary relief, seeking to stay the underlying proceedings during pendency of its interlocutory appeal from an order denying its special appearance. We grant the motion and stay all proceedings in the MDL court, except for any jurisdictional-specific discovery proceeding related to the special appearances of other defendants, until disposition of the appeal or until further order of this Court. See Tex. R. App. P. 29.3 (providing that appellate court may make temporary orders necessary to preserve parties' rights until disposition of the appeal).

It is ordered on March 6, 2020.

PER CURIAM

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