Lan Cunningham v. Gary Cunningham

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                        COURT OF APPEALS

                                         SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                                                      FORT WORTH

 

 

                                           NO. 2-08-362-CV

 

 

LAN CUNNINGHAM                                                              APPELLANT

 

                                                      V.

 

GARY CUNNINGHAM                                                              APPELLEE

 

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            FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2 OF PARKER COUNTY

 

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                   MEMORANDUM OPINION[1] AND JUDGMENT

 

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We have considered the AJoint Motion to Vacate Judgment Pursuant to Settlement@ filed by appellant and appellee.  It is the court=s opinion that the motion should be granted in part and denied in part.[2]  Accordingly, without regard to the merits, we vacate the trial court=s judgment and remand the case to the trial court for rendition of a judgment in accordance with the parties= settlement agreement.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2)(B), 43.2(d); Innovative Office Sys., Inc. v. Johnson, 911 S.W.2d 387, 388 (Tex. 1995).

Appellant Lan Cunningham and Appellee Gary Cunningham shall each pay half of the costs of this appeal, for which let execution issue.  See Tex. R. App. P. 43.4.

 

PER CURIAM

PANEL:  HOLMAN, GARDNER, and WALKER, JJ.

DELIVERED:  October 30, 2008



[1]See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.

[2]The parties ask us to Aeffectuate the parties= agreement@ by Avacating and setting aside the Contempt Order signed by the trial court on March 20, 2008.@  Rule 42.1(a)(2), however, permits us to render judgment effectuating the parties= agreements or to vacate the trial court=s judgment and remand the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in accordance with the agreement; we cannot do both.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2)(A), (B).  The parties also state that Aremand is unnecessary[,] and the appropriate disposition is to dismiss the appeal following vacating the Contempt Order.@  But we cannot both vacate the trial court=s judgment and dismiss the appeal.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2)(B); 43.2(d), (f); see also FarWest Ins. Co. v. State, No. 08-04-00158-CV, 2004 WL 1771241, at *1 (Tex. App.CEl Paso Aug. 5, 2004, no pet.) (mem. op.).