in Re Noble Drilling (Jim Thompson), LLC

OPINION 1

HARVEY BROWN, Justice.

In this original proceeding, Noble Drilling (Jim Thompson), LLC, seeks mandamus relief from the trial court’s March 4, 2014 sanction order striking two of Noble’s defenses, and further seeks a reduction of monetary sanctions from $136,498.05 to the amount of $86,000. The sanctions were imposed following Noble’s 15-month delay producing photographs of an accident scene taken the day Salvadore Maciel was injured on a Noble drilling rig. Noble argues that the trial court abused its discretion in striking its defenses and awarding over $50,000 in additional monetary…