in Re Alief Vietnamese Alliance Church and Phan Phung Hung

Opinion issued April 30, 2019 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-18-00127-CV ——————————— IN RE ALIEF VIETNAMESE ALLIANCE CHURCH AND PHAN PHUNG HUNG, Relators Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus OPINION This mandamus proceeding involves a dispute between real party in interest Paul Nguyen, who filed a defamation suit against relators, the Alief Vietnamese Alliance Church and its senior pastor Phan Phung Hung (collectively, “the Church”).1 The Church filed a plea to the jurisdiction, arguing that the trial court 1 The underlying case is…