Patterson-UTI Drilling Co. South, LP, LLP, F/K/A Patteson Drilling Co. South LP, LLP v. Lavaca County Central Appraisal District

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS

                     THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                         CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

NUMBER 13-04-606-CV

PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING CO. SOUTH,

LP, LLP F/K/A PATTERSON DRILLING

CO. SOUTH, LP, LLP,                                                            Appellant,

                                                             v.                               

LAVACA COUNTY CENTRAL

APPRAISAL DISTRICT,                                                                  Appellee.

NUMBER 13-04-607-CV

PATTERSON-UTI DRILLING COMPANY

LP, LLLP AND PATTERSON-UTI

DRILLING COMPANY SOUTH, LP, LLLP,                           Appellant,

                                                             v.                               

LAVACA COUNTY CENTRAL

APPRAISAL DISTRICT,                                                                  Appellee.

On appeal from the 25th District Court of Lavaca County, Texas.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

           Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Castillo and Garza

Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellants, Patterson-UTI Drilling Co. South LP, LLP, and Patterson-UTI Drilling Co. LP, LLLP, et al., perfected appeals from the trial court=s orders dismissing its cases for want of prosecution.  After this Court rendered its decision in these appeals by memorandum opinion issued on December 1, 2005, the parties filed  a joint motion to dismiss and to withdraw opinions.  In the motion, the parties state that the issues in the cases have settled.  The parties respectfully request that the memorandum opinion be withdrawn and the appeals dismissed.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and the joint motion to dismiss and to withdraw opinion, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted.  The joint motion to withdraw the memorandum opinion is GRANTED, and the memorandum opinion issued by this Court on December 1, 2005, is ordered withdrawn.  The appeals are hereby DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and

filed this the 30th day of March, 2006.