Opinion
08-21-00221-CV
04-29-2022
JOSHUA SPENCER, Appellant, v. U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Appellee.
Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 3 of El Paso County, Texas (TC# 2017-CCV00586
Before Rodriguez, C.J., Palafox, and Alley, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GINA M. PALAFOX, Justice
Before the Court is the parties' Joint Motion to Dismiss Appeal filed on April 7, 2022. The parties' assert they have reached an agreement to compromise and settle their differences regarding the subject of this appeal. By their motion, the parties ask for a dismissal of this appeal and for this Court to set aside, without regard to the merits, the trial court's order dated November 23, 2021, which granted Appellee's motion for sanctions against Appellant. Moreover, the parties ask that we remand the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in accordance with their agreement. And finally, they ask that we order costs of the appeal be taxed against each party pursuant to their agreement.
Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1 sets forth the actions this Court may take in accordance with an agreement signed by the parties or their attorneys and filed with the clerk. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2). Pursuant to this rule, we may: "(A) render judgment effectuating the parties' agreement; (B) set aside the trial court's judgment without regard to the merits and remand the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in accordance with the agreement; or (C) abate the appeal and permit proceedings in the trial court to effectuate the agreement." Tex.R.App.P. 42.1(a)(2).
Accordingly, we grant the agreed motion to effectuate settlement. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2). We render judgment setting aside the trial court's order of November 23, 2021, without regard to the merits. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2)(B). We remand the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in accordance with the parties' agreement. See id. Each party shall bear the costs of this appeal pursuant to their agreement.
Rule 42.1(a)(2) disposes of this appeal by rendering judgment setting aside the trial court's order without regard to the merits, and further remands the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment in accordance with the agreement. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2). Thus, we conclude there is no need for dismissal as requested.