Opinion
No. 01-04-00430-CV
Opinion issued February 24, 2005.
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
Panel consists of Justices NUCHIA, JENNINGS, and ALCALA.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relators, Brenda Jeffcoat and Gerald Jeffcoat, Individually and as next friends of Nancy Michelle Jeffcoat, a minor, and Matt Allen Jeffcoat, have filed a petition for a writ of mandamus complaining of Judge Brown's order signed on March 2, 2004, which (1) ruled that certain documents submitted by relators to Judge Brown for in camera inspection were privileged, (2) ruled that no privilege attaching to the documents had been waived, (3) ordered that none of the documents could be used in the underlying litigation, (4) ordered relators to notify all persons who either have access or have been provided copies of the documents of the prohibitions against their disclosure and their use, and (5) required that all documents be returned to counsel for real party-in-interest, Cleveland Regional Medical Center L.P. d/b/a Cleveland Regional Medical Center, and its general partner, Community G.P., Inc.
The Honorable Jeff Brown, judge of the 55th District Court of Harris County, Texas. The underlying lawsuit is Brenda Jeffcoat, et al. v. Cleveland Regional Medical Center, L.P. d/b/a Cleveland Regional Medical Center, No. 2002-47277, in the 55th District Court of Harris County, Texas).
We deny the petition for a writ of mandamus, and deny all pending motions. The clerk of this Court is instructed to return to the clerk of the trial court those portions of the mandamus record ordered sealed by the trial court.