DENIED and Opinion Filed December 1, 2023

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-23-01174-CV IN RE STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY AND JEFF HERRIDGE, Relators Original Proceeding from the County Court at Law No. 4 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CC-19-03296-D MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Partida-Kipness, Carlyle, and Garcia Opinion by Justice Garcia Before the Court are relators’ November 21, 2023 petition for writ of mandamus and November 29, 2023 emergency motion for temporary relief. In their petition, relators challenge the trial court’s denial of their motion for separate trials and abatement. In their emergency motion, relators seek to stay certain discovery pending our action on the petition.

Entitlement to mandamus relief requires a relator to show that the trial court clearly abused its discretion and that the relator lacks an adequate appellate remedy.

In re Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 148 S.W.3d 124, 135–36 (Tex. 2004) (orig. proceeding). After reviewing relators’ petition and the record before us, we conclude that relators have failed to demonstrate entitlement to mandamus relief.

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

We also deny relators’ emergency motion as moot.

/Dennise Garcia/ DENNISE GARCIA 231174F.P04 JUSTICE

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