The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has filed a mandamus request with the Third Court of Appeals, seeking to halt a Travis County judge's orders for unnecessary and harassing depositions in a case initiated by four disgruntled former employees.
In a strategic move to avoid the time and expense of a lawsuit in an unfavorable and biased court, the OAG chose not to contest the former employees' lawsuit, without admitting any fault. This decision is not uncommon, as the majority of civil litigation cases are resolved without going to trial.
However, what sets this case apart is that the former employees refused to accept the OAG's decision and are persistently pursuing their personal vendetta against the agency. Their objective seems to be to abuse the civil litigation process to harass the OAG, rather than seeking a resolution.
The significance of this case goes beyond the individual dispute between the OAG and the former employees. The OAG, in alignment with Governor Greg Abbott, plays a crucial role in defending Texas against the open-borders doctrine of President Joe Biden. With the ongoing surge of illegal immigrants entering the state, the agency's focus needs to be on safeguarding Texas's sovereignty and the safety of its residents.
To enable the OAG's attorneys, who are among the best and brightest in the state, to concentrate on these pressing matters, the agency has decided to forego its defense in this employment lawsuit that impacts only four individuals out of Texas's population of 30 million. This move aims to avoid the unnecessary cost and distraction caused by a wasteful sideshow.
The OAG now looks to the Third Court of Appeals to fulfill what the Travis County trial court failed to do – impartially uphold the rule of law and treat the OAG, a state agency, the same as any other litigant exercising their right not to contest a lawsuit.
The full filing by the OAG can be accessed here.
Quotations:
- "Last night, the Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) requested the Third Court of Appeals step in to put a stop to a Travis County judge’s lawless orders requiring unnecessary and harassing depositions in a case brought by four disgruntled employees."
- "Last week, the OAG made the same tactical decision that countless defendants make every day across America when facing a meritless but expensive lawsuit in an unfavorable and biased court. In order to avoid the unnecessary time, expense, and distraction of a lawsuit brought by a handful of former employees, the OAG chose—without conceding fault—not to contest the former employees’ lawsuit."
- "The eyes of the nation are upon Texas. Standing aside Governor Greg Abbott, the OAG is the first line of legal defense against Joe Biden’s open-borders doctrine, and the stakes have never been higher."
- "The Third Court of Appeals should do what the Travis County trial court could not: put partisanship aside and uphold the rule of law by fairly treating the OAG—a state agency—the same as any other litigant who exercises their right not to contest a lawsuit."