in Re BP Products North America, Inc.

Opinion issued August 4, 2006

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

NO. 01-06-00613-CV

IN RE BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC., Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

By petition for writ of mandamus, relator, BP Products North America Inc., challenges the trial court’s June 21, 2006 order granting the motion of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (“Plaintiffs”) to strike BP’s “‘Objection’ to and/or Motion for Protection Regarding the Deposition of John Manzoni,” Group Managing Director and Chief Executive of Refining and Marketing of BP p.l.c. In…