in the Interest of K.T. and R.D.T., Children

Opinion

ACCEPTED

14-15-00504-CV

FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 7/13/2015 4:19:43 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK

CASE NO. 14-1S-00S04-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF § IN THE FOURTEENTH § FILED IN 14th COURT OF APPEALS

K.T. & R.D.T., § COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS

§ 7/13/2015 4:19:43 PM Children. § AT HOUSTONCHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk

JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL

TO THE HONORABLE JUDGES OF THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellant and appellees ask the Court to dismiss this appeal.

INTRODUCTION

1. Appellant is Elisa Marie Moreno; appellees are Richard Dale Touchstone and the

Office of the Attorney General Child Support Division.

2. Appellant perfected the appeal on June 8, 2015, when she filed a notice of appeal.

ARGUMENT & AUTHORITIES

3. The Court has the authority under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1 (a)(2) to

grant this joint motion to dismiss.

4. The parties have reached an agreement to compromise and settle their differences

in the suit In the Interest ofKT & R.D.T, cause number 07-FD-2827 in the County Court at Law

No.2 of Galveston County, Texas. See Rule 11 agreement attached as exhibit 1.

5. The parties ask the Court to set aside the trial court's judgment without regard to

the merits and remand the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in accordance with the

parties' agreement. TEX. R. APP. P. 42. 1(a)(2)(B).

CONCLUSION

6. The parties have reached an agreement to compromise and settle their differences

in the suit In the Interest ofKT & R.D.T, cause number 07-FD-2827 in the County Court at Law

No.2 of Galveston County, Texas. The parties ask the Court to set aside the trial court's judgment

without regard to the merits and remand the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in

accordance with the parties' agreement.

PRAYER

7. For these reasons, the parties ask the Court to grant this joint motion to dismiss.

Costs on appeal should be taxed in accordance with the parties' agreement.

Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Julia C. Hatcher JULIA HATCHER Attorney for Appellant State Bar No.: 24004692 1622 Campbell Lane Galveston, TX 77551 Cell: (409) 599-6685 Fax: (409) 744-1283 Email: jhat788699@aol.com AGREED:

By /s/ Lynette Briggs LYNETTE BRIGGS Attorney for Appellee, Richard Touchstone State Bar No.: 24027109 P. O. Box 46 Hitchcock, TX 77563 Tel: (409) 986-6565 Fax: (409) 986-9189 Email: lbriggslaw@verizon.net

BY:~ DIANNA M. NORTON /K",f.: Ce~"f) Attorney for Appellee, Attorney General of Texas State Bar No.: 24052227 /JC(OJ'J,)~T 5300 FM 2004 LaMarque, TX 77568 Tel.: 409-986-7688 Fax: 409-986-9663 Email: csd-Iegal-603@texasattorneygeneral.gov

NO. 07FD2827

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NUMBER TWO

CHILDREN § GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS

Rule 11 AGREEMENT

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Julia Hatcher attorney for Elisa Moreno

Texas Attorney General

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