NUMBERS

13-05-064-CV

13-05-663-CV

                         COURT OF APPEALS

               THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                  CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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DONALD STREICH,                                                  Appellant,

                                           v.

VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, INDIVIDUALLY,

AND D/B/A WATSON W. WISE DIALYSIS CENTER,         Appellee.

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                 On appeal from the 197th  District Court

                          of Cameron County, Texas.

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                     MEMORANDUM OPINION

      Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Hinojosa and Garza

                       Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, DONALD STREICH, perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the 197th District Court of Cameron County, Texas, in cause number 2002-04-1455-C.  After the record and briefs had been filed, appellant filed a motion to dismiss the appeal as to appellee, VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, INDIVIDIUALLY, AND D/B/A WATSON W. WISE DIALYSIS CENTER (AValley Baptist Medical Center@).  Appellant states that he has decided not to pursue an appeal with regard to Valley Baptist Medical Center.  Appellant requests that the appeal against Valley Baptist Medical Center be severed, and that the severed appeal be dismissed.   Appellant=s appeal against appellee, VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, is severed from the original appeal and is docketed under cause number 13-05-663-CV.

Having considered appellant=s motion to dismiss the appeal and the documents on file, this Court is of the opinion that the motion should be granted.  The motion to dismiss appellant=s appeal against appellee, VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER,  is hereby granted.  The appeal against appellee, VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER,  in cause number 13-05-663-CV is ordered DISMISSED.    The remaining issues in the appeal will remain docketed under cause number 13-05-064-CV.

PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and filed this

the 10^th day of November, 2005.