in Re Mobil Oil Corporation, Mobil Oil Refining Corporation and Mobil Chemical Company, Inc.

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-06-392 CV

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IN RE MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, MOBIL OIL REFINING

CORPORATION AND MOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.

Original Proceeding

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This mandamus proceeding involves a discovery request for a witness's personnel file. The court ordered production of all documents "that are not subject to privacy rights or are not privileged[.]" (1) We conditionally grant the writ.

A party is entitled to mandamus relief if the trial court abuses its discretion and there is no adequate remedy at law.…