State Bar of Texas v. Jefferson

In this original proceeding, the State Bar of Texas petitions for writs of mandamus and prohibition to direct the district court not to interfere in pending attorney grievance proceedings. Two of the four lawyers subject to grievance proceedings in State Bar File No. H0119614117 successfully petitioned the district court to issue a temporary restraining order staying proceedings before an investigatory panel of the District 4-C Disciplinary Committee and preserving the jurisdiction of that panel. The two lawyers complain of numerous irregularities in the conduct of the proceeding, including…