COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

TEXAS-NEW MEXICO PIPELINE CO.,            )

                                                                              )             No.  08-03-00199-CV

Appellant,                          )

                                                                              )                 Appeal from the

v.                                                                           )

                                                                              )              238th District Court

JOHN H. ROAM, et al.,                                        )

                                                                              )         of Midland County, Texas

Appellee.                           )

                                                                              )                (TC# CV-43,296)

                                                                              )

MEMORANDUM   OPINION

Pending before the Court is the Appellant=s motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(1), which states:

(a)        On Motion or By Agreement.  The appellate court may dispose of an appeal as follows:

(1)        On Motion of Appellant.  In accordance with a motion of appellant, the court may dismiss the appeal or affirm the appealed judgment or order unless disposition would prevent a party from seeking relief to which it would otherwise be entitled.

Appellant has complied with the requirements of Rule 42.1(a)(1).  Appellant represents to the Court that it no longer wishes to prosecute this interlocutory appeal and that it has conferred with Appellee EOTT Energy Pipeline Limited Partnership regarding this motion.  Further, Appellant informs the Court that the parties have signed a stipulation in the trial court, agreeing to dismiss this interlocutory appeal, and that Appellant has settled with all of the plaintiffs, such that they have no stake in whether this appeal continues.  We have considered this cause on Appellant=s motion and conclude that the motion should be granted and the appeal should be dismissed.  We therefore dismiss the appeal.  All costs incurred are taxed against Appellant.  See Tex.R.App.P. 42.1(d).

July 29, 2003

DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Justice

Before Panel No. 3

Barajas, C.J., Larsen, and Chew, JJ.