In re Gist

OPINION

HARDBERGER, Chief Justice.

In this original proceeding, the relator, Patricia Gist (“Gist”), seeks mandamus relief from a trial court order that requires her to verify her responses to requests for production. The real party in interest, Baptist Health System (“BHS”), acknowledges that rule 167 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure does not require responses to requests for production to be verified. However, BHS contends that the trial court had the inherent power to impose the verification requirement. BHS relies on case law permitting a trial court to impose sanctions for discovery…