Cameron County, Texas, et al. v. Frank A. Tompkins, Individually, and as Trustee, Carolyn Tompkins Young, Lawrence Young, and Perry Tompkins Appeal from 138th District Court of Cameron County (memorandum opinion per curiam)
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NUMBER 13-16-00279-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________ CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, ET AL. 1 Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. FRANK A. TOMPKINS, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS TRUSTEE, CAROLYN TOMPKINS YOUNG, LAWRENCE YOUNG, AND PERRY TOMPKINS, Appellees/Cross-Appellants. ____________________________________________________________ On appeal from the 138th District Court of Cameron County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Contreras and Hinojosa Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam 1 The “et al.” above represents the current members of the Cameron County Commissioners’ Court: Eddie Trevino, Jr., in his official capacity as Cameron County Judge, and Sofia Benavides, Alex Dominguez, David A. Garza, and Gustavo C. Ruiz, in their official capacities as Cameron County Commissioners. This cause is before the Court on the parties’ joint motion to dismiss appeal and cross-appeal with prejudice. The parties request that this Court dismiss the appeal and cross-appeal on grounds that they have reached an agreement settling the dispute forming the basis of this appeal. The Court, having considered the documents on file and the parties’ joint motion, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a). The joint motion to dismiss is GRANTED, and the appeal and cross-appeal are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. In accordance with the agreement of the parties, each party shall bear its own costs. See id. R. 42.1(d) (“Absent agreement of the parties, the court will tax costs against the appellant.”). Having dismissed the appeal and crossappeal at the parties’ joint request, no motion for rehearing will be entertained, and our mandate will issue forthwith. PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the 19th day of October, 2017. 2
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