See T EX . R. A PP . P
. 52. 8( d) ( “ W hen deny i ng r el i ef , t he cour t m ay han d do w n an opi ni on b ut 1 i s n o t r e q u i re d to d o s o .”) ; T EX . R. A PP . P . 4 7 .4 (d i s ti n g u i s h i n g o p i n i o n s a n d m e m o ra n d u m o p i n i o n s ). 

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## CO UR T O F APP EAL S THI RTEENT H DI ST RI CT OF TE XAS CORPUS CHRI ST I - E DI NBURG IN RE W IL LI AMS FARMS PRODUCE, INC. On P et i ti on fo r W ri t o f M an da m us . MEM ORA ND UM OPIN ION Befor e C hie f Justice V ald ez an d Justices Ro dri guez and Garza

Mem ora ndum Opi nio n P er Cu ria m 1 Rel ator , W il li ams F ar ms Produce , I nc. , fil ed a peti ti on for w ri t of mandamus and moti on for emerg ency

reli ef in t he abov e caus e on Sep tember 1, 2009. On September 2, 2009, the C our

t req u e st e d t h a t th e real par ty i n i nterest , R& G Produce Sal es, by and throu gh counse l, f ile respon ses to relato r’s mo tion fo r eme rg ency relief a nd p etition for w rit of mandamus, and s uch re spons es hav e been dul y fil ed. Ma ndamus re li ef is an “ extraordin ar y ” re medy
. In r

e S w . Be ll

T el. C o. , L. P., 235 S.W .3d 6 19, 6 23 ( Tex . 200 7) ( or ig . proceed ing ); see In r e T eamR ock

et, L.P. , 256 S.W .3d2

257, 259 ( Tex . 200 8) ( orig. proceed ing ). I n order to obtai n mandamus reli ef, the rela tor must s h o w

thatthe tr ial co urt c lea rl y abus ed i ts dis creti on and that the rela tor has no ade quate rem edy by

app eal. In re Pru de n t ia l I n s . Co
. o f

A m. , 148 S.W .3d 1 24, 1 35- 36 (T e x. 20 0 4 ) (ci ti n g W

alk er v. Packer

, 827 S.W .2d 833 , 840 (Te x . 199 2) (orig . procee ding)); see In re McAllen Med . Ctr., Inc. , 275 S. W
. 3 d 4 5 8 , 462 (Tex. 2008 ) ( orig. proceed ing). Sta ted othe rw ise, ma nda mu s may be available up on a showi ng that (1) a trial court clearly abuse d i ts dis cre ti o n byfail ing to cor re ctl y appl y the law , and ( 2) the benefits and detr iment s of mandamus render appeal i nadeq uate. See In r e Schm it z , 285 S.W .3d 4 51, 458 ( Tex . 200 9) ( or ig . proceed ing ). To sat is fy the cl ear

abuse of

disc re ti on standard, the rel ator m ustsh ow

thatthe tr ial court could “reason ably have reach ed only one decision .” L ib e rt y N a t'l Fir e Ins. Co. v. Akin , 92 7 S. W .2 d 6 2 7 , 63 0 (T e x. 1 9 9 6 ) (qu o ti n g W alk er , 827 S.W .2d at 840 ). W het her a cl ear abus e of di sc re ti on c an be adeq uatel y remedie d b y a p peal depend s o n a c areful anal y si s of the cos ts and benefits of i nter loc utor

y rev iew
. In re McAl

len Med. C tr

., Inc ., 275 S.W .3d a t 462
. “A n a p p e llate remedy i s ‘ adeq uate’ w hen any benefit s t o mandamus r ev i ew are ou tw ei g he d by th e de tr ime nts.” I n re Pru de n t ia l In s . Co
. o f

A m. , 148 S.W .3d at 13 6. Base d on the fore going, relato r has fa iled to meet its burd en to provi de th is Court with a suff ic ien t record to est abl is h i ts ri g ht t o reli ef. W alk er , 827 S.W .2d a t 837 ; In re Gal lar do , 269 S.W .3d 643, 645 ( Tex . Ap p.–San Ant oni o 2008, or ig . proceed ing ); see T EX . R. A PP . P. 5 2.3( k) , 52. 7( a)
. W it h reg ard to re lat or ’s first is sue per tai nin g to the j ur is dic ti onal li mits of the tr ial cour

t, re lat or has faile d to est abl is h that it lac ks an adeq uate re medy by app eal. W ith regard to relato r’s second a nd th ird i s s u e s p ertain ing to discovery rulings, re lat or has fail ed to sh ow

that t h e tr ial co urt c lea rl y abus ed i ts dis creti on by fail ing to3

cor re ctl y appl y the law
. Acc ordin g ly , t he C our

t, hav ing ex amined and fully co nsi dered th e pet it ion for w ri t of mandamus and moti on for emerg ency

rel ief and the respon ses thereto, is of the o pin ion that re lat or

has not show n it sel f ent it led to the re li ef s oug ht. Ac cordin g ly , t he pet it ion for w ri t of mandamus and moti on for emerg ency reli ef are DE NI ED
. See T EX . R. A PP . P. 52.8( a)
. PERC UR IAM Me moran dum Opi nio n del iv er ed and filed thi s 1 1th d ay

of September , 200 9.