COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

BAKER HUGHES INTEQ,                                  )

                                                                              )               No.  08-04-00240-CV

Appellant,                          )

                                                                              )                    Appeal from the

v.                                                                           )

                                                                              )                109th District Court

LOTUS, L.L.C.,                                                    )

                                                                              )          of Andrews County, Texas

Appellee.                           )

                                                                              )                    (TC# 15,749)

                                                                              )

O P I N I O N

Pending before the Court is a joint motion to dismiss this appeal pursuant to Tex.R.App.P. 42.1(a)(2).  The parties represent to the Court that all matters in controversy in the underlying lawsuit have been settled by agreement between the parties.  The parties request that this appeal be dismissed and that the costs be assessed against the party incurring same.  See Tex.R.App.P. 42.1(d).  The Court concludes that the motion should be granted.  Therefore, we dismiss the appeal with costs taxed against the party incurring same.

August 4, 2006

DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Justice

Before Barajas, C.J., McClure, and Chew, JJ.