NUMBER 13-17-00274-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
CITY OF LOS FRESNOS/LOS FRESNOS EMS
DEPARTMENT, Appellant,
v.
JAIME H. ASA AND JOEL PERALES, Appellees.
On appeal from the 206th District Court
of Hidalgo County, Texas.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Contreras and Hinojosa
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Contreras
This cause is now before the Court on appellant City of Los Fresnos/Los Fresnos
EMS Department’s “Unopposed Motion to Dismiss Due to Settlement.” Appellant
represents that appellant, appellees, and plaintiffs in the underlying suit have settled their
disputes which includes an agreement that this appeal be dismissed, with costs to be
taxed to the party incurring same.
The Court, having considered the documents on file and the 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.
DORI CONTRERAS
Justice
Delivered and filed the
14th day of December, 2017.
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