in Re Santander Consumer USA Inc.

Opinion issued February 21, 2013. In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-12-00728-CV ——————————— IN RE SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC., Relator Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus OPINION The trial court denied Santander Consumer USA, Inc.’s motion to compel arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act.1 Although the Civil Practice and Remedies Code provides for immediate, interlocutory review of the denial of a motion to compel arbitration under the FAA, Santander did not appeal the trial 1 The underlying case is Bonner v. Santander…