Valley Baptist Medical Center, in Its Assumed or Common Name, Previously Named as Valley Baptist Hospital v. Sharon Satterfield, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Alfred Dean Satterfield, and Talman Ray Satterfield, Individually

Opinion

NUMBER 13-12-00343-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, IN ITS ASSUMED OR COMMON NAME, PREVIOUSLY NAMED AS VALLEY BAPTIST HOSPITAL, Appellant,

v.

SHARON SATTERFIELD, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ALFRED DEAN SATTERFIELD, DECEASED, AND TALMAN RAY SATTERFIELD, INDIVIDUALLY, Appellees.

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On appeal from the 357th District Court of Cameron County, Texas.

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Rodriguez, Benavides, and Perkes Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, Valley Baptist Medical Center, in its assumed or common name, previously named as Valley Baptist Hospital, perfected an appeal from a judgment

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entered by the 357th District Court of Cameron County, Texas, in cause number 2011-DCL-5956-E. Appellant has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on grounds it no longer wishes to pursue this interlocutory appeal. Appellant requests that this Court dismiss the appeal.

The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant=s motion to dismiss the appeal, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a). Appellant=s motion to dismiss is GRANTED, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED. Costs will be taxed against appellant. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(d) ("Absent agreement of the parties, the court will tax costs against the appellant."). 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 16th day of August, 2012.