Narrative Opinion Summary
The Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas dismissed the appeal in the case of Jitendra Rajpal, Ram Daswani, SR Squared LLC, and Shoe Shields LLC (Appellants) against Paul Siragusa (Appellee). The dismissal followed the appellants' motion to dismiss the appeal filed on December 28, 2017, which was granted in accordance with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(1). The judgment, delivered by Justice Myers with participation from Justices Bridges and Schenck, orders that Paul Siragusa recover any applicable costs from the appellants. The opinion and judgment were filed on January 16, 2018.
Legal Issues Addressed
Awarding of Costs to Appelleesubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court ordered that the appellee, Paul Siragusa, recover any applicable costs from the appellants as a result of the dismissal of the appeal.
Reasoning: The judgment, delivered by Justice Myers with participation from Justices Bridges and Schenck, orders that Paul Siragusa recover any applicable costs from the appellants.
Voluntary Dismissal of Appeal under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(1)subscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The appellants filed a motion to dismiss their own appeal, which the court granted in accordance with the procedural rule allowing voluntary dismissal.
Reasoning: The dismissal followed the appellants' motion to dismiss the appeal filed on December 28, 2017, which was granted in accordance with Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(1).