James O. Williams v. Tarrant County, City of Arlington, Tarrant County College District, Tarrant County Hospital District, and Arlington Independent School District Appeal from 236th District Court of Tarrant County (memorandum opinion per curiam)

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In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-19-00311-CV ___________________________ JAMES O. WILLIAMS, Appellant V. TARRANT COUNTY, CITY OF ARLINGTON, TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE DISTRICT, TARRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT, AND ARLINGTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellees On Appeal from the 236th District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 236-D19674-18 Before Kerr, Birdwell, and Bassel, JJ. Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal from the trial court’s August 13, 2019 judgment. The trial court granted appellant’s motion for new trial on November 4, 2019, while it still had plenary jurisdiction. See Tex. R. Civ. P. 329b(a), (e). On November 6, 2019, we informed the parties that the trial court’s new-trial grant rendered this appeal moot and that the appeal would be dismissed unless, on or before November 18, 2019, any party desiring to continue the appeal filed a response showing grounds to continue it. No party filed a response. Accordingly, on this court’s own motion, we dismiss the appeal as moot. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f). Per Curiam Delivered: November 27, 2019 2

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