Legal Opinion
Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation v. Davis
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 9, 1989No. 3-88-121-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ABOUSSIE, Justice.
Relator Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (the Department) seeks a writ of mandamus directing respondent Judge Paul R. Davis of the 147th District Court of Travis County to vacate his order wherein he granted discovery of certain documents to Julio Espinoza, Sr., and Melania Espinoza, real parties in interest. The Department contends that the requested documents are attorney work product exempt from discovery under Tex.R.Civ.P. 166b(3)(a) (Supp.1989) and are protected by the attorney-client privilege under Tex.R.Civ.Evid.Ann. 503 (Supp.1989). We hold…
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