in Re: Methodist Charlton Medical Center

Opinion

Dismiss and Opinion Filed August 25, 2015

S In The

Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-14-00532-CV

IN RE METHODIST CHARLTON MEDICAL CENTER, Relator

Original Proceeding from the 134th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. DC-11-10629-G

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Bridges, Lang-Miers, and Myers Opinion by Justice Bridges The parties have jointly moved to dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus advising the

Court that they have settled the case underlying the petition. We grant the motion and dismiss the petition. See In re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., 166 S.W.3d 732, 737 (Tex. 2005) (orig. proceeding) (“A case becomes moot if a controversy ceases to exist between the parties at any stage of the legal proceedings.”); State Bar of Tex. v. Gomez, 891 S.W.2d 243, 245 (Tex. 1994) (orig. proceeding) (controversy is justiciable if real controversy exists between parties that will be actually resolved by judicial relief sought).

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/David L. Bridges/

DAVID L. BRIDGES

JUSTICE