In Re Bonds

OPINION

HARDBERGER, Chief Justice.

Danny B. Bonds (“Bonds”) seeks a writ of mandamus to require the respondent, the presiding judge of the 81st Judicial District Court, Karnes County, Texas, to set a hearing on Bonds’s emergency request for a discovery order. We construe the emergency request as a motion to compel a response to discovery requests, and we conditionally grant the writ.

Procedural History

Bonds, an inmate, has a pending lawsuit against various prison officials for actions taken in connection with a disciplinary proceeding. In June of 2000, Bonds sent discovery requesting a copy of…