Agustin Maldonado, Individually and d/b/a Maldonado Fine Furniture v. Paragon Cable-Laredo--Appeal from County Court at Law No 2 of Webb County

MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-04-00323-CV
Augustin MALDONADO, Individually and D/B/A Maldonado Fine Furniture,
Appellant
v.
PARAGON CABLE-LAREDO,
Appellee
From the County Court at Law No. 2, Webb County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2001-CVF-000414-C3
Honorable Jesus Garza, Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Catherine Stone, Justice

Paul W. Green, Justice

Sarah B. Duncan, Justice

Delivered and Filed: August 11, 2004

DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION

Paragon Cable-Laredo ("PCL") filed a motion to dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction because there is no longer an issue in controversy to appeal. Accompanying PCL's motion is a release and satisfaction of judgment, which shows that the judgment being appealed has been fully paid and satisfied. Because there is no longer a controversy between the parties, we no longer have jurisdiction over the appeal. See Rapp v. Mandell & Wright, P.C., 123 S.W.3d 431, 436 (Tex. App.-- 04-04-00323-CV

Houston [14 Dist.] 2003, pet. denied) (dismissing appeal for lack of jurisdiction based on mootness upon proof that the judgment being appealed had been fully paid, released, and satisfied). Accordingly, PCL's motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3. Appellate costs are assessed against the appellant.

PER CURIAM