                                    NUMBER 13-09-00324-CV

                                    COURT OF APPEALS

                       THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                           CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG
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                    IN RE: JOHN R. COVEY
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                On Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
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                                    MEMORANDUM OPINION

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

        Relator, John R. Covey, has filed a motion to dismiss this original proceeding.

Based on documents before the Court, the parties have compromised and settled their

differences. The Court, having considered the documents on file and relator’s motion to

dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus, is of the opinion that the motion should be

granted. Accordingly, this original proceeding is DISMISSED without reference to the

merits. Any pending motions are likewise DISMISSED.

        IT IS SO ORDERED.

                                                                      PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed the
8th day of February, 2010.



        1
         See T EX . R . A PP . P . 5 2.8 (d ) (“W hen denying re lief, th e court m ay hand dow n an opinion but is
not required to do so.”); T EX . R . A PP . P . 47.4 (distinguishing opinions and m em orandum opinions).
