Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Perez

ON RELATOR’S PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

DUNCAN, Justice.

This is a mandamus proceeding in which relator, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, challenges the ruling of respondent, the Honorable Rey Perez, Judge of the 293rd Judicial District Court, that Bell waived its objections to the discovery requests of the real party in interest, Blanca Estella Hernandez. We conditionally grant the requested writ.

FACTS

Hernandez sued Bell after she tripped and fell over an exposed telephone line. During the discovery process, counsel for Hernandez agreed in writing to give Bell an extension of time in…