in the Interest of S.M., a Child

Opinion

NUMBER 13-10-00662-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________

IN THE INTEREST OF S.M., A CHILD ____________________________________________________________

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 5 of Nueces County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Perkes Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, S.F.1, filed an appeal from a judgment entered by the County Court at

Law No. 5 of Nueces County, Texas, in cause number 09-60992-5. Appellant has filed

an amended unopposed motion to withdraw the appeal without prejudice.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant=s unopposed

motion to withdraw the appeal without prejudice, is of the opinion that the motion should

1 In appeals from cases involving the termination of parental rights, the rules of appellate procedure require the use of an alias to refer to a minor, Aand if necessary to protect the minor=s identity, to the minor=s parent or other family member.” TEX. R. APP. P. 9.8. be granted. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a). Appellant=s amended motion to withdraw the

appeal is granted, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

Having dismissed the appeal at appellant=s request, no motion for rehearing will be

entertained, and our mandate will issue forthwith.

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed the 10th day of March, 2011.