Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District v. Minerva Gonzalez

Opinion

NUMBER 13-12-00530-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________

EDCOUCH-ELSA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellant,

v.

MINERVA GONZALEZ, Appellee. ____________________________________________________________

On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 5 of Hidalgo County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Garza, Benavides, and Perkes Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District, perfected an appeal from a

judgment entered by the County Court at Law No. 5 of Hidalgo County, Texas, in cause

number CL-10-1525-E. The parties have filed a joint motion to dismiss the appeal on grounds that all matters in controversy between them in this cause have been settled.

The parties 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 10th day of January, 2013.