Legal Opinion
MKC Energy Investments, Inc. v. Sheldon
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided September 22, 2005No. 09-04-235 CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHARLES KREGER, Justice.
MKC Energy Investments, Inc. (“MKC”) appeals a summary judgment granted in favor of attorney Scot Sheldon and Sheldon, Jordan & Dunham, L.L.P. (“Sheldon”), on all third-party causes of action asserted against them. MKC appeals raising three issues: (1) the statements of Sheldon should not be privileged because they were made prior to and without reference to any pending or proposed judicial proceedings, (2) MKC’s motion to continue the summary judgment should have been granted to allow further discovery, and (3) in the absence of the absolute immunity defense,…
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