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$16,000.00 U.S. CURRENCY, Appellant,

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee.

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Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam

Appellant, Ismael Saldivar, Jr., perfected an appeal from a judgment entered by the 36th District Court of Live Oak County, Texas, in cause number L-07-0144-CV-A. Appellant has filed a motion to withdraw his notice of appeal on grounds that the case has been settled. The Court, having considered the documents on file and appellant's motion to withdraw the appeal, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a). Appellant's motion is GRANTED and the appeal is hereby DISMISSED. Costs will be taxed against appellant. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(d) ("Absent agreement of the parties, the court will tax costs against the appellant."). Having dismissed the appeal at appellant's request, no motion for rehearing will be entertained, and our mandate will issue forthwith.

PER CURIAM

Memorandum Opinion delivered and

filed this the 17th day of July, 2008.