Shyloa Seaman and M.O.R.E. Heart & Soul Counseling & Consulting, P.L.L.C. v. Jenna Gautreaux

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 10, 2025
• Docket: 09-23-00291-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-23-00291-CV __________________

SHYLOA SEAMAN AND M.O.R.E. HEART & SOUL COUNSELING & CONSULTING, P.L.L.C., Appellants

V.

JENNA GAUTREAUX, Appellee

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On Appeal from the 58th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. 23DCCV0284 __________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON REHEARING

Trial Court Cause Number 23DCCV0284 is before this Court on accelerated

appeal from an order denying a motion to dismiss under the Texas Citizens’

Participation Act (“TCPA”). See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. §§ 27.003,

51.014(a)(12). On October 10, 2024, we affirmed the trial court’s Order denying

Appellants’ TCPA Motion to Dismiss Appellee Jenna Gautreaux’s breach of

fiduciary duty, negligent misrepresentation, fraudulent misrepresentation, fraud by

nondisclosure, and breach of contract causes of action. We reversed the trial court’s

1 Order denying the TCPA Motion to Dismiss Appellee’s negligence and medical

malpractice claim and remanded the case with instructions to award court costs and

reasonable attorney’s fees to Appellants but only as to the negligence and medical

malpractice claim and to the extent consistent with the opinion issued on October

10, 2024. See id. § 27.009(a).

Appellee filed a timely motion for rehearing. See Tex. R. App. P. 49.1. We

requested a response to the motion for rehearing. Before the time for filing a response

expired, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Dismiss Appeal and Remand to Trial

Court. The parties inform the Court that they have reached an agreement to resolve

all claims between them. The parties ask this Court to dismiss the accelerated appeal

and remand the case to the trial court for entry of an order of dismissal pursuant to

the parties’ agreement. The parties further pray that each party bear its own costs

and attorney’s fees.

The Joint Motion to Dismiss Appeal and Remand to Trial Court is granted.

We vacate our judgment of October 10, 2024, and we dismiss the appeal and remand

the case to the trial court for entry of an order of dismissal pursuant to the parties’

agreements.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

W. SCOTT GOLEMON Chief Justice Submitted on June 24, 2024 Opinion Delivered April 10, 2025 Before Golemon, C.J., Johnson and Chambers, JJ