Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-10-02 15:10:26.49781+00
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Opinion issued September 26, 2023

                                        In The

                                Court of Appeals
                                       For The

                            First District of Texas
                              ————————————
                                NO. 01-23-00672-CV
                             ———————————
    IN RE ENSCO INCORPORATED AND ENSCO OFFSHORE COMPANY,
                           Relators

             Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

                           MEMORANDUM OPINION

       Relators, Ensco Incorporated and Ensco Offshore Company, filed a petition

for writ of mandamus challenging the trial court’s July 24, 2023 order denying their

motion for summary judgment.1 In their mandamus petition, relators contended that

the trial court abused its discretion by denying their motion for summary judgment

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       The underlying case is Robert E. Buckley v. Ensco Incorporated and Ensco Offshore
       Company, Cause No. 2019-34430, in the 133rd District Court of Harris County,
       Texas, the Honorable Jaclanel McFarland presiding.
regarding a purported Rule 11 agreement to settle the underlying lawsuit filed by

real party in interest, Robert E. Buckley. Relators requested that the Court grant

their mandamus petition, “command [the trial court] to vacate [its] [o]rder” denying

their summary-judgment motion, and “command [the trial court] to enter an [o]rder

granting [relators’] motion for summary judgment on [their] breach of contract

claim.”

      We deny relators’ petition for writ of mandamus. Any pending motions are

dismissed as moot.

                                  PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Kelly, Landau, and Farris.

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