Narrative Opinion Summary
On March 20, 2003, the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas addressed case number 01-02-01161-CV involving appellants Kelly Owen, Dee Ann Haney, Diane Enriquez, Vernon Pat, and Sherry Whitehead against appellees Aspect Management Corp., Aspect Resources L.L.C., Veritas DGC Land Inc., Noble Affiliates, Inc., Noble Drilling Corp., and Samedan Oil Corp. The parties jointly filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, which was granted as no opinion had been issued. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a). All other pending motions related to the appeal were deemed moot, and the Clerk was instructed to issue the mandate within ten days as per Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 18.1. The panel included Justices Taft, Keyes, and Higley.
Legal Issues Addressed
Dismissal of Appeal under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)subscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court granted the joint motion to dismiss the appeal since no opinion had been issued.
Reasoning: The parties jointly filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, which was granted as no opinion had been issued.
Issuance of Mandate under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 18.1subscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The Clerk was instructed to issue the mandate within ten days of the dismissal.
Reasoning: The Clerk was instructed to issue the mandate within ten days as per Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 18.1.
Mootness of Pending Motionssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: All other pending motions related to the appeal were considered moot following the dismissal.
Reasoning: All other pending motions related to the appeal were deemed moot.