NO. 03-03-00436-CV

Texas Medical Association; Texas AFL-CIO; Patient Advocates of Texas;

Allen J. Merrill, M.D.; and L. E. Richey, Appellants

v.

Texas Workers' Compensation Commission and Richard F. Reynolds,

Executive Director, Appellees

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 126TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. GN202203, HONORABLE JOHN K. DIETZ, JUDGE PRESIDING

Relators Texas Medical Association, Texas AFL-CIO, Patient Advocates of Texas, Allen J. Merrill, and L.E. Richey request that this Court render a temporary injunction that stays the implementation of the 2002 Medical Fee Guideline, 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 134.202, and suspends enforcement of the district court's judgment pending the outcome of the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 24.2(a)(5); 52.8(a). Relators' request is denied.

David Puryear, Justice

Before Chief Justice Law, Justices B. A. Smith and Puryear

Filed: August 4, 2003