Davenport v. Garcia

I join in the Court’s judgment, but not in its opinion. I agree that mandamus should issue directing the respondent district court to vacate the gag orders of which relator complains, but not to reinstate relator as guardian ad litem. I also agree that we should not direct the district court to allow relator access to court records when relator has failed to establish that her access to those records has been restricted. I differ *25with the Court’s reasons for these decisions, however, and write to explain why.

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Deciding whether the two gag orders which the district court issued in the pending…