In Re Cecilia Septimo v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-23-00381-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG IN RE CECILIA SEPTIMO On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Benavides and Longoria Memorandum Opinion by Justice Benavides1 By petition for writ of mandamus, relator Cecilia Septimo contends that the trial court abused its discretion by ordering discovery to be stayed pending its rulings on a motion to dismiss filed pursuant to Rule 91a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and a plea to the jurisdiction. See TEX. R. CIV. P. 91a.6 (stating…