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<STRONG><CENTER>NO. 03-01-00137-CV</CENTER>
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<STRONG></STRONG><CENTER>Texas Department of Public Safety, Appellant</CENTER>


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<P><STRONG><CENTER>v.</CENTER>
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<P><STRONG><CENTER>Susan Erard-Coupe, Appellee</CENTER>
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<SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 390TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT</CENTER>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>NO. 00-3459, HONORABLE JULIE H. KOCUREK, JUDGE PRESIDING</STRONG></SPAN><STRONG></CENTER>
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<STRONG>PER CURIAM</STRONG>

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<P>	Appellant Texas Department of Public Safety has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal,
to which appellee Susan Erard-Coupe has no objection.  We grant the motion and dismiss the appeal. 
Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(2).</P>

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<P>Before Justices Kidd, B. A. Smith and Puryear</P>

<P>Dismissed on Appellant's Motion</P>

<P>Filed:   April 26, 2001</P>

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