in Re: Enbridge Pipelines (East Texas) L.P.

Opinion

                                                         In The

                                                Court of Appeals

                        Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

                                                ______________________________

                                                             No. 06-10-00011-CV

                                                                        IN RE:

ENBRIDGE PIPELINES (EAST TEXAS) L.P.

                                                     Original Mandamus Proceeding

                                          Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.

                                              Memorandum Opinion by Justice Carter

                                                      MEMORANDUM OPINION

            Enbridge Pipelines (East Texas) L.P., Relator, has filed a motion stating that it wishes to withdraw its petition for writ of mandamus.  The relator represents to this Court that the parties have reached a “compromise and settlement agreement, resolving all issues presently pending before the Court.”  In such a case, no real controversy exists, and in the absence of a controversy, the appeal is moot.

            Accordingly, we dismiss relator’s petition for writ of mandamus as moot.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1.

                                                                        Jack Carter

                                                                        Justice

Date Submitted:          March 8, 2010

Date Decided:             March 9, 2010