Vacated and Dismissed and Memorandum Opinion filed April 12, 2007.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-06-01078-CV

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JOHN W. MECOM, JR., Appellant

V.

STEPHEN N. ZIMMERMAN, ZIMMERMAN ENTERPRISES, INC., and

LA COLOMBE D=OR RESTAURANT AND HOTEL, INC., Appellees

On Appeal from the 280th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2005-65205

M E M O R A N D U M   O P I N I O N

This is an appeal from a judgment signed November 10, 2006.  On December 21, 2006, this court ordered the parties to mediate their dispute.  On April 4, 2007, the parties filed a joint motion to dismiss the appeal in order to effectuate a compromise and settlement agreement.  See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1.  The parties request that this court vacate the judgment of the trial court without regard to the merits and dismiss the case.  See Tex. R. App. P. 43.2.  The motion is granted.

Accordingly, we order the trial court=s judgment VACATED without regard to the merits and the underlying case dismissed.  The appeal is ordered DISMISSED.  The supersedeas bond posted by appellees is ordered released.

PER CURIAM

Judgment rendered and Memorandum Opinion filed April 12, 2007.

Panel consists of Chief Justice Hedges and Justices Hudson and Guzman.