Opinion issued April 28, 2020

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-20-00264-CV ——————————— IN RE SARAFADEEN RUFAI, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Sarafadeen Rufai, has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, challenging the trial court’s order denying his motion for summary judgment.1 Relator has an adequate remedy by appeal. See In re State Farm Lloyds, No. 13-16-00049-CV, 2016 WL 902864, at *3 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Mar. 9, 2016,

The underlying case is Sarafadeen Rufai v. Faithland Healthcare & Rehab Inc. Clinic aka Advanced Medical & Rehab Center, Cause No. 19-DCV-263459, pending in the 240th District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, the Honorable Frank J. Fraley presiding. orig. proceeding) (mem. op.) (“Deferring review of the trial court’s order denying summary judgment until after the rendition of a final judgment in this case will not skew the proceedings, potentially affect the outcome of the litigation, or compromise the presentation of relator’s defense in ways unlikely to be apparent in the appellate record.”) (citing In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 136 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding)). Mandamus relief, therefore, is not appropriate.

The petition for writ of mandamus is denied.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Lloyd, and Hightower.