Lindsey v. O'NEILL

This is an original mandamus action brought by George Lindsey and Betty Lindsey, individually and as next friends of their son, Thomas Daniel Lindsey, to compel Judge O’Neill to rescind his order limiting the scope of their Second Amended Notice of Deposition. This court has jurisdiction over this cause pursuant to TEX. REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 1733 (Vernon Supp.1985). Because we believe the trial court’s order improperly restricted the scope of discovery as defined by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, we conditionally grant the writ.

The Lindseys brought the underlying lawsuit in this cause…