Opinion
NUMBER 13-17-00341-CV
08-10-2017
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON, Appellant, v. VALERIE VEGA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF J.S., A MINOR, Appellee.
On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 2 of Nueces County, Texas.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Rodriguez, Contreras, and Benavides
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Benavides
Appellant, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the County Court at Law No. 2 of Nueces County, Texas, in cause number 2016CCV-60868-2. Appellant has filed an amended motion to dismiss the appeal on grounds the issues to be presented for consideration on appeal have become moot. Appellant requests that this Court dismiss the appeal. More than ten days has passed since the filing of the motion and no response has been filed by appellee.
The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's motion to dismiss the appeal, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a). Appellant's motion to dismiss is granted, and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED. There being no agreement in the motion regarding costs, pursuant to Rule 42.1(d) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, all costs are taxed against appellant. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(d) ("Absent agreement of the parties, the court will tax costs against the appellant."). Having dismissed the appeal at appellant's request, no motion for rehearing will be entertained, and our mandate will issue forthwith.
GINA M. BENAVIDES,
JUSTICE Delivered and filed the 10th day of August, 2017.