in the Interest of H.H., a Child

Opinion

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo

No. 07-14-00110-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF H.H., A CHILD

On Appeal from the 237th District Court Lubbock County, Texas Trial Court No. 2001-514,345, Honorable Leslie Hatch, Presiding

May 6, 2014

ON MOTION TO DISMISS

Before CAMPBELL and HANCOCK and PIRTLE, JJ.

On August 1, 2013, appellant, Gregory,1 filed a motion to dismiss his appeal. No

decision of this Court having been delivered to date, we hereby grant his motion without

passing on the merits of the case. Accordingly, we dismiss Gregory’s appeal. See TEX.

R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(1), 43.2(f).

If dismissal will prevent appellee, the Texas Department of Family and Protective

Services, from seeking relief to which it would otherwise be entitled, the Court directs

the Department to file a timely motion for rehearing. Having dismissed the appeal at

1 We refer to appellant as “Gregory” to protect the identity of the child. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 109.002(d) (West 2014); TEX. R. APP. P. 9.8(b). Gregory’s request, the Court will not entertain a motion for rehearing filed on behalf of

appellant.

Mackey K. Hancock Justice