In Re: Laura Lee Redman, Individually, Richard Redman, Individually, Brian G. Redman, Individually, Kristy L. Redman, Individually, Community Access, Inc., Redman Management, LLC, and Redman Legacy, LP v. the State of Texas

NO. 12-23-00212-CV
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
TYLER, TEXAS

IN RE: LAURA LEE REDMAN, §
INDIVIDUALLY, RICHARD
REDMAN, INDIVIDUALLY, BRIAN G.
REDMAN, INDIVIDUALLY, KRISTY
L. REDMAN, INDIVIDUALLY,
COMMUNITY ACCESS, INC.,
REDMAN MANAGEMENT, LLC, AND § ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
REDMAN LEGACY, LP,

RELATORS §

MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM
Laura Lee Redman, Richard Redman, Brian G. Redman, Kristy L. Redman, Community
Access, Inc., Redman Management, LLC, and Redman Legacy, LP, filed this original
proceeding to challenge Respondent’s order compelling them to respond to written discovery
propounded by Real Party in Interest Kenny S. Frederick. 1 On October 11, 2023, this Court
conditionally granted the petition in part and directed Respondent to vacate the portion of his
July 20, 2023, order compelling responses to Interrogatories 1 through 5 and Requests for
Production 1 through 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, and 22 through 29, and in its stead, to issue an
order imposing limits on these requests and compelling Relators to respond to the discovery
requests as limited. By an order signed on October 12, Respondent complied with this Court’s

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Respondent is the Honorable Austin R. Jackson, Judge of the 114th District Court in Smith County,
Texas.
opinion and order, rendering this proceeding moot. Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for writ
of mandamus as moot.

Opinion delivered October 18, 2023.
Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J., and Neeley, J.

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COURT OF APPEALS
TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT OF TEXAS
JUDGMENT

OCTOBER 18, 2023

NO. 12-23-00212-CV

LAURA LEE REDMAN, INDIVIDUALLY, RICHARD REDMAN, INDIVIDUALLY,
BRIAN G. REDMAN, INDIVIDUALLY, KRISTY L. REDMAN, INDIVIDUALLY,
COMMUNITY ACCESS, INC., REDMAN MANAGEMENT, LLC, AND REDMAN
LEGACY, LP,
Relators
V.

HON. JUDGE AUSTIN R. JACKSON,
Respondent

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

ON THIS DAY came to be heard the petition for writ of mandamus filed by
Laura Lee Redman, individually, Richard Redman, individually, Brian G. Redman, individually,
Kristy L. Redman, individually, Community Access, Inc., Redman Management, LLC, and
Redman Legacy, LP; who are the relators in appellate cause number 12-23-00212-CV and the
defendants in trial court cause number 21-2535-B, pending on the docket of the 114th Judicial
District Court of Smith County, Texas. Said petition for writ of mandamus having been filed
herein on August 22, 2023, and the same having been duly considered, because it is the opinion
of this Court that the writ should not issue, it is therefore CONSIDERED, ADJUDGED and
ORDERED that the said petition for writ of mandamus be, and the same is, hereby dismissed as
moot.
By per curiam opinion.
Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Hoyle, J. and Neeley, J.