COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

7777 DRILLING CORPORATION,                    )

                                                                              )             No.  08-03-00099-CV

Appellant,                          )

                                                                              )                 Appeal from the

v.                                                                           )

                                                                              )             County Court at Law

H. L. BROWN, JR., OIL OPERATOR,                )

                                                                              )         of Midland County, Texas

Appellee.                           )

                                                                              )                    (TC# 9019)

                                                                              )

MEMORANDUM   OPINION

Pending before the Court is Appellant=s motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to Tex.R.App.P. 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).  The Court has considered this cause on Appellant=s motion and concludes the motion should be granted and the appeal should be dismissed.  We therefore dismiss the appeal.

May 1, 2003

DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Justice

Before Panel No. 3

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