In re DePinho

Rule 202 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure allows a court to authorize a deposition “to investigate a potential claim or suit.” See Tex. R. Civ. P. 202.1(b). In this original mandamus proceeding, rela-tors Ronald DePinho and Andrew Dennis argue that a court may not order Rule 202 depositions to investigate unripe claims. We agree. Because the trial court in this case did just that, we conditionally grant relief and direct the trial court to vacate its order authorizing discovery.

From 2003 to 2014, William Bornmann was an employee of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where…