in the Interest of J. A.C., a Child ( 2011 )

Opinion filed June 30, 2011

                                                                       In The

  Eleventh Court of Appeals

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                                                         No. 11-11-00049-CV

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                           IN THE INTEREST OF J.A.C., A CHILD

                                   On Appeal from the 106th District Court

                                                            Gaines County, Texas

                                                Trial Court Cause No. 07-05-15427

                                            M E M O R A N D U M    O P I N I O N

V.M. is the appellant in this appeal.  By and through his attorney, he has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(1).  See Tex. R. App. P. 9.1(a).  In the motion, appellant’s attorney states that she “filed the appeal in an abundance of caution because she could not get in contact with [appellant].”  She further alleges that she has not had any communication with appellant since January 20, 2011.  The court finds good cause for granting the motion to dismiss.  Therefore, we dismiss the appeal.

The motion to dismiss is granted, and the appeal is dismissed.

June 30, 2011                                                              PER CURIAM

Panel[1] consists of:  Wright, C.J.,

McCall, J., and Hill, J.[2]

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[1]Rick Strange, Justice, resigned effective April 17, 2011.  The justice position is vacant pending appointment of a successor by the governor.

[2]John G. Hill, Former Justice, Court of Appeals, 2nd District of Texas at Fort Worth, sitting by assignment.