Chris Bell v. Republican Governors Association

Opinion

ACCEPTED 03-15-00078-CV 5893236 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/1/2015 9:42:03 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE CLERK NO. 03-15-00078-CV

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FILED IN 3rd COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, TEXAS AT AUSTIN, TEXAS 7/1/2015 9:42:03 AM JEFFREY D. KYLE Clerk

CHRIS BELL, Appellant

v.

REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, Appellee.

On appeal from the 261st Judicial District Court, Travis County Honorable Judge Dietz Presiding

AGREED MOTION TO DISMISS

HUSH BLACKWELL LLP HANCE SCARBOROUGH, LLP Elizabeth G. Bloch Terry L. Scarborough State Bar No. 02495500 State Bar No. 17716000 Heidi.bloch@huschblackwell.com TScarborough@hslawmail.com Thomas H. Watkins V. Blayre Pena State Bar No. 20928000 State Bar No. 24050372 Tom.watkins@huschblackwell.com BPena@hslawmail.com 111 Congress Avenue, Suite 1400 400 W. 15th Street, Ste. 950 Austin, TX 78701 Austin, TX 78701 Telephone: (512) 472-5456 Telephone: (512) 479-8888 Facsimile: (512) 479-1101 Facsimile: (512) 482-6891

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE CHRIS BELL REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION TO THE HONORABLE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellant, Chris Bell, files this Agreed Motion to Dismiss, and respectfully

shows the Court as follows:

1. Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(2), Appellant Chris

Bell and Appellee Republican Governors Association voluntarily ask the

Court to dismiss this Appeal.

2. The Parties have entered into a Settlement Agreement.

3. The Parties further request that the Court order each party pay the costs of the

appeal incurred by that party.

For the foregoing reasons, the Parties respectfully request that this Court

dismiss this appeal.

Respectfully submitted,

HUSCH BLACKWELL, L.L.P 111 Congress Avenue, Suite 1400 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 472-5456 (512) 479-1101 (facsimile)

BY:/s/ Elizabeth G. Bloch ELIZABETH G. BLOCH Texas Bar No. 02495500 Heidi.bloch@huschblackwell.com THOMAS H.WATKINS Texas Bar No. 20928000 tom.watkins@huschblackwell.com Attorneys for Appellant Chris Bell

PAGE 2 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

The undersigned certifies that she has consulted with Terry L. Scarborough, counsel for Appellee, and he has indicated that Appellee is not opposed to this motion.

/s/ Elizabeth G. Bloch Elizabeth G. Bloch

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument has been served upon the following counsel of record via electronic filing and/or facsimile on the 1st day of July, 2015:

Terry L. Scarborough Hance Scarborough, LLP 400 W. 15th Street, Ste. 950 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 482-6891 (facsimile) /s/ Elizabeth G. Bloch Elizabeth G. Bloch

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