Texas Youth Commission and Laurence Thomas, in His Official Capacity v. Jane Doe

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 10, 2011
• Docket: 03-09-00595-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-009-00595-CV

Texas Youth Commission and Laurence Thomas, in his official capacity, Appellants

v.

Jane Doe, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 98TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-GN-07-003800, HONORABLE C. W. DUNCAN JR., JUDGE PRESIDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellants Texas Youth Commission and Laurence Thomas, in his official capacity,

and appellee Jane Doe have filed a joint motion to dismiss the appeal, informing the Court that

they have “reached an agreement in principle to settle all claims in this case.” The parties state that

pursuant to this agreement, they “have agreed to seek dismissal of the appeal herein so that

this matter may be remanded to the trial court.” The parties “have further agreed to file a motion

dismissing with prejudice all claims in the trial court below, with all Parties to bear their own costs.”

The parties move that we dismiss the appeal and remand to the district court for further proceedings

to effectuate their agreement. We grant the parties’ joint motion, dismiss the appeal, and remand to

the district court for further proceedings consistent with the parties’ agreement. See Tex. R. App.

P. 42.1. __________________________________________

Bob Pemberton, Justice

Before Chief Justice Jones, Justices Puryear and Pemberton

Dismissed and Remanded

Filed: March 10, 2011