Douglas Gengenbach, Viola Bazan, Individually and/or D/B/A Exotic Berry, LLC and/or Exotic Berry, LLC v. Ivonne Ochoa Angulo and Salvador Palacios, Individually and/or D/B/A Exotic Berry Frozen Yogurt ( 2018 )
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NUMBER 13-18-00461-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG DOUGLAS GENGENBACH, VIOLA BAZAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND/OR D/B/A EXOTIC BERRY, LLC AND/OR EXOTIC BERRY, LLC, Appellants, v. IVONNE OCHOA ANGULO AND SALVADOR PALACIOS, INDIVIDUALLY AND/OR D/B/A EXOTIC BERRY FROZEN YOGURT, Appellees. On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 8 of Hidalgo County, Texas. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Rodriguez, Contreras, and Benavides Memorandum Opinion by Justice Rodriguez This case is before the Court on a joint motion to dismiss the appeal. The parties have reached an agreement to compromise and settle their differences. The parties ask the Court to grant their motion to dismiss. The parties also request the Court abate the appeal and permit proceedings in the trial court to effectuate the agreement. The Court has considered the motion and it is the Court’s opinion that the motion should be granted in part and denied in part.1 Because dismissal is sought by the joint motion, the joint motion to dismiss is GRANTED. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a). 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."). NELDA V. RODRIGUEZ Justice Delivered and filed the 20th day of September, 2018. 1 Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a) permits the appellate court to dispose of an appeal in accordance with an agreement signed by the parties or their attorneys and filed with the clerk. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a). This joint motion requests dismissal of the appeal and abatement of the appeal. While this Court may dismiss an appeal pursuant to an agreement by the parties, we are not permitted to dismiss and abate. See
id., 42.1(a)(2)(C). 2
Document Info
Docket Number: 13-18-00461-CV
Filed Date: 9/20/2018
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 9/20/2018