In Re New Century Financial, Inc. v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-23-00493-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG IN RE NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL, INC. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Benavides, Longoria, and Tijerina Memorandum Opinion by Justice Benavides1 By petition for writ of mandamus, relator New Century Financial, Inc. contends that the trial court abused its discretion by abating the underlying suit “despite possessing dominant jurisdiction” over the first-filed lawsuit in favor of a subsequently filed lawsuit in Frio County, Texas. 1 See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(d) (“When…