in Re Margaret Doucette, as Representative of the Estate of David Doucette

Court of Appeals of Texas

in Re Margaret Doucette, as Representative of the Estate of David Doucette

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided November 10, 2015·No. 01-14-00921-CV·Published

Opinion

Opinion issued November 10, 2015

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

reply to the response was filed on February 20, 2015. The proceeding was submitted without argument on April 8, 2015.

On July 24, 2015, Doucette advised this court that the parties had reached a resolution and were preparing settlement documents. After receiving no further information, this Court issued an order on September 24, 2015, for a status report as to the parties’ settlement progress. On October 5, 2015, Doucette filed a letter advising this Court that the settlement had been finalized and a motion to dismiss was being filed; however, no motion was filed. On October 27, 2015, this Court issued a notice of intention to dismiss unless any party filed a response within ten days showing why the proceeding should not be dismissed. Relator then filed a motion to dismiss, asking that we dismiss the proceeding and that we tax costs against the party incurring same.2 Accordingly, we grant relator’s motion and we dismiss this original proceeding as moot. We dismiss any pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Jennings, Higley, and Huddle.

2 Relator asks that we tax costs against the parties incurring same, but all parties have paid their own costs and no costs remain outstanding.

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Opinion issued November 10, 2015

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

reply to the response was filed on February 20, 2015. The proceeding was submitted without argument on April 8, 2015.

On July 24, 2015, Doucette advised this court that the parties had reached a resolution and were preparing settlement documents. After receiving no further information, this Court issued an order on September 24, 2015, for a status report as to the parties’ settlement progress. On October 5, 2015, Doucette filed a letter advising this Court that the settlement had been finalized and a motion to dismiss was being filed; however, no motion was filed. On October 27, 2015, this Court issued a notice of intention to dismiss unless any party filed a response within ten days showing why the proceeding should not be dismissed. Relator then filed a motion to dismiss, asking that we dismiss the proceeding and that we tax costs against the party incurring same.2 Accordingly, we grant relator’s motion and we dismiss this original proceeding as moot. We dismiss any pending motions as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Jennings, Higley, and Huddle.

2 Relator asks that we tax costs against the parties incurring same, but all parties have paid their own costs and no costs remain outstanding.

in Re Margaret Doucette, as Representative of the Estate of David Doucette, (Tex. Ct. App. 2015).

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