TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-13-00672-CV

In re Banner Life Insurance Company

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM TOM GREEN COUNTY

ORDER PER CURIAM Relator Banner Life Insurance Company filed a petition for a writ of mandamus challenging aspects of the district court’s October 16, 2013 rulings in cause number B-11-0346-C, Stephanie Lanford v. Banner Life Insurance Co., Paul Aidala, and Rebecca Aidala. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.1. Banner also filed a motion for emergency stay pending this Court’s consideration of the mandamus petition. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.10(a).

We grant the motion for emergency stay pending this Court’s consideration of the mandamus petition and stay the trial of this matter until further order of this Court. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.10(b).

The Court requests that real parties in interest file responses to Banner’s petition for writ of mandamus on or before Monday, October 28, 2013. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(b)(1).

It is ordered October 18, 2013.

Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Rose and Field