NUMBERS

 13-05-502-CV

 13-06-002-CV

                         COURT OF APPEALS

               THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

                  CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG

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LARRY COLLUMNS, ET AL.,                                     Appellants,

                                           v.

WEIL McLAIN,                                                          Appellee.

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                 On appeal from the 319th  District Court

                           of Nueces County, Texas.

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                     MEMORANDUM OPINION

                Before Justices Hinojosa, Yañez, and Garza

                       Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellants, LARRY COLLUMNS, ET AL., perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the 319th District Court of Nueces County, Texas, in cause number 02-05230-G.  After the notice of appeal was filed, appellants filed a motion to dismiss the appeal as to appellee, WEIL McLAIN.  Appellants request that this Court dismiss their appeal against appellee, WEIL McLAIN.  Appellants= appeal against appellee, WEIL McLAIN, is severed from the original appeal and is docketed under cause number 13-06-002-CV.

Having considered appellants= 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 appellants= appeal against appellee, WEIL McLAIN, is hereby granted.  The appeal against appellee, WEIL McLAIN, in cause number 13-06-002-CV is ordered DISMISSED.  The remaining issues in the appeal will remain docketed under cause number 13-05-502-CV.

PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and

filed this the 12th day of January, 2006.