Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Brad Livingston, Larry Doyle and Jacqueline Jones v. Lusk Nominee Trust and W. L. Williams LLC

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: September 27, 2016
• Docket: 01-16-00459-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued September 27, 2016

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-16-00459-CV ——————————— TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, BRAD LIVINGSTON, LARRY DOYLE, AND JACQUELINE JONES, Appellants V. LUSK NOMINEE TRUST AND W.L. WILLIAMS LLC, Appellees

and

LUSK NOMINEE TRUST AND W.L. WILLIAMS LLC, Appellants

V.

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, BRAD LIVINGSTON, LARRY DOYLE, AND JACQUELINE JONES, Appellees

On Appeal from the 239th District Court Brazoria County, Texas Trial Court Case No. 85701-CV MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellants, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Brad Livingston, Larry

Doyle, and Jacqueline Jones (collectively “TDCJ Appellants”), filed a notice of

appeal of the trial court’s June 8, 2016 order denying their second amended plea to

the jurisdiction. Appellants, Lusk Nominee Trust and W.L. Williams LLC

(collectively “Lusk Appellants”), then filed their notice of appeal of the trial court’s

June 8, 2016 order denying their application for a temporary injunction. The Lusk

Appellants have filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss their appeal. And, the TDCJ

Appellants, representing that they “have likewise decided not to pursue their own

appeal,” have filed a motion to dismiss their appeal. No opinion has issued. See TEX.

R. APP. P. 42.1(c).

Accordingly, we grant the motions and dismiss the appeals. See TEX. R. APP.

P. 42.1(a)(1), 43.2(f). All other pending motions are dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Bland, Massengale, and Lloyd.