In Re Motiva Enterprises, L.L.C.

OPINION

Motiva Enterprises L.L.C. (“Motiva”) petitions for a writ of mandamus to compel the trial court to vacate its order of June 6, 2007, which permitted extensive discovery pertaining to Motiva’s “crude expansion project.” The sole reason given by real parties in interest for their discovery request regarding the crude expansion project is their claim for “future” damages under their cause of action for permanent nuisance.

We have this day released our opinion in the companion mandamus proceeding, In re The Premcor Refining Group, Inc. and Motiva Enterprises L.L.C., 233 S.W.3d 904…