Johnny Partain v. James H. Maples

NUMBER 13-11-00289-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________ JOHNNY PARTAIN, Appellant, v. JAMES H. MAPLES, Appellee. ____________________________________________________________ On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 of Hidalgo County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Benavides Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam Appellant, Johnny Partain, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the County Court at Law No. 1 of Hidalgo County, Texas, in cause number CL-29,530-A. On September 7, 2011, the appeal was abated and remanded for the trial court to determine whether it intended the judgment to completely dispose of all claims and all parties. This appeal is hereby REINSTATED. The parties have filed a joint motion to dismiss and request that this Court dismiss the appeal. The Court, having considered the documents on file and the joint motion to dismiss, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a). The joint motion to dismiss is granted, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED. In accordance with the agreement of the parties, costs are taxed against the party incurring same. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(d) ("Absent agreement of the parties, the court will tax costs against the appellant."). Having dismissed the appeal at the parties= request, no motion for rehearing will be entertained, and our mandate will issue forthwith. PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the 5th day of January, 2012. 2