Opinion issued February 28, 2011.

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-11-00159-CV

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IN RE Garland d. Anderson, M.D., Randal J. Urban, M.D., Billy U. Philips, Ph.D., Vicente a. RESTO, M.D., HENRY F. EPSTEIN, M.D., DAVID H. WALKER, M.D., COURTNEY M. tOWNSEND, JR., M.D., AND ROBERT M. HIRSCHFELD, M.D., Relators

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]

          By petition for writ of mandamus, relators, Garland D. Anderson, M.D., Randal J. Urban, M.D., Billy U. Phillips, Ph.D., Vicente A. Resto, M.D., Henry F. Epstein, M.D., David H. Walker, M.D., Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., M.D., and Robert M. Hirschfeld, M.D., challenge the trial court’s February 23, 2011 order granting real parties in interest’s motion to compel the deposition of Dr. Garland D. Anderson and denying relators’ motion for entry of a protective order. 

We deny the petition for writ of mandamus.  Relators’ motion for emergency stay is dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Alcala and Bland.