                            THE STATE OF TEXAS
                                         MANDATE
TO THE 102ND DISTRICT COURT OF BOWIE COUNTY, GREETINGS:
       Before the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Court of Appeals District of Texas, on the 14th
day of November, A.D. 2014, the cause upon appeal to revise or reverse your Judgment was
determined; and therein our said Court made its order in these words:

Thomas McPhillips Raffaelli, Appellant                    No. 06-14-00082-CV

                   v.                                     Trial Court No. 11-C-0202-102

Fredye Long Alford, Appellee


       As stated in the Court’s opinion of this date, we find that the motion of the appellant to
dismiss the appeal should be granted. Therefore, we dismiss the appeal.
       We further order that the costs of this appeal be taxed against the party incurring them.
       WHEREFORE, WE COMMAND YOU to observe the order of our said Court in this
behalf, and in all things to have it duly recognized, obeyed, and executed.
       WITNESS, the Hon. Josh R. Morriss, III, Chief Justice of our said Court of Appeals, with
the seal thereof annexed, at the City of Texarkana, this the 28th day of January, A.D. 2015.

                                                             DEBRA K. AUTREY, Clerk
