IN RE: NATIONAL HEALTH

INSURANCE COMPANY

On October 23, 2002, this court delivered an opinion conditionally granting the Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed by National Health Insurance Company as Relator. That opinion ordered Respondent to vacate the portion of its Order on Defendant's Motion to Compel Arbitration, signed on December 4, 2001, that appoints an arbitrator in the underlying proceeding. Subsequently, on November 20, 2002, this court received an order from the trial court that complied with this court's order and opinion of October 23, 2002.

All issues attendant to this original proceeding having been disposed of, this mandamus proceeding has now been rendered moot; therefore, the writ need not issue. Accordingly, this original proceeding is dismissed.

Opinion delivered November 20, 2002.

Panel consisted of Gohmert, Jr., C.J., Worthen, J., and Griffith, J.