Opinion
No. 08-16-00051-CV
07-06-2016
JJW, L.L.C., Appellant, v. ANTONIO AGUIRRE, Appellee.
Appeal from 205th District Court of Culberson County, Texas (TC # 5291) MEMORANDUM OPINION
Pending before the Court are motions by both Appellant and Appellee requesting that we dismiss the appeal because the trial court has granted a motion for new trial. We grant the motions and dismiss the appeal as moot.
It is well established that a court is prohibited from deciding moot controversies. National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Jones, 1 S.W.3d 83, 86 (Tex. 1999). A case is moot if a justiciable controversy ceases to exist at any stage of the legal proceedings, including the appeal. In re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., 166 S.W.3d 732, 737 (Tex. 2005). The trial court's order granting the motion for new trial has rendered this appeal moot. Consequently, we grant the motions and dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. The District Clerk's request for an extension of time to file the record is denied as moot. July 6, 2016
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Hughes, JJ.