NUMBER 13-09-00060-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

IN RE SABAL PALM RURAL HEALTH CLINIC, INC., LORENZO R. PELLY, M.D., AND VALLEY DOCTORS CLINIC, PLLC

On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Yañez and Benavides Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam1 Relators, Sabal Palm Rural Health Clinic, Inc., Lorenzo R. Pelly, M.D., and Valley Doctors Clinic, PLLC, filed a petition for writ of mandamus on February 9, 2009, seeking to compel the trial court to vacate its order requiring relators to produce, no later than January 28, 2009, their income tax returns for a period of six years.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the petition for writ of mandamus, is of the opinion that relators have not shown themselves entitled to the relief sought.

See T EX . R . A PP . P . 5 2 .8 (d ) (“W hen denying relief, the court m ay hand dow n an opinio n but is not required to do so.”); T EX . R . A PP . P . 47.4 (distinguishing opinions and m em orandum opinions).

Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus is DENIED. See TEX . R. APP. P. 52.8(a).

PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed this 9th day of February, 2009.