                                      NUMBER 13-08-00574-CV

                                      COURT OF APPEALS

                        THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                            CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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       IN RE R. SCOTT BROWN, BLACK ROCK INVESTMENT
  PARTNERSHIP, MARK G. MAGNESS, ALAN L. SMITH, J&K EQUITY
   PARTNERS, LP, RICHARD L. BURLESON, RICHARD A. DEGNER,
     CRAIG LINDBERG, RANDOLPH NEWCOMER, JR., DIVERSE
     EXPLORATION, LP, DARIN GOSDA, MARGARET S. GOSDA,
    ORPHEUS HOLDINGS, LLC, ASLAN CAPITAL FUND I (QP) LP,
    AND PORT ISABEL LOGISTICAL OFFSHORE TERMINAL, INC.
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                On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
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                                      MEMORANDUM OPINION

      Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Rodriguez and Benavides
                      Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam1

         Relators, R. Scott Brown, et al., filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the above

cause on October 7, 2008. The Court ordered the real parties in interest, Robert A. Ostos,

David Eymard, and Russell L. Reichert, to file a response to relators’ petition for writ of

mandamus before the expiration of ten days from the date of the order. See TEX . R. APP.


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         See T EX . R . A PP . P . 5 2.8 (d ) (“W hen d enying relief, the court m ay h and d ow n a n o pinion b ut is
not required to do so.”); T EX . R . A PP . P . 47.4 (distinguishing opinions and m em orandum opinions).
P. 52.8(b). Such response was duly filed.

      Relators have now informed the Court that the parties have compromised and

settled their differences. Accordingly, this original proceeding is DISMISSED without

reference to the merits.

      IT IS SO ORDERED.

                                                    PER CURIAM



Memorandum Opinion delivered and
filed this 4th day of November, 2008.




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