In The

                                                Court of Appeals

                        Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

                                                ______________________________

                                                             No. 06-10-00063-CV

                                                ______________________________

                      HOPKINS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT D/B/A

HOPKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Appellant

                                                                V.

                                                LINIE RAY, Appellee

                                       On Appeal from the 62nd Judicial District Court

                                                           Hopkins County, Texas

                                                          Trial Court No. CV38237

                                          Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.

                                        Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Morriss

                                                     MEMORANDUM  OPINION

            Appellant, Hopkins County Hospital District, d/b/a Hopkins County Memorial Hospital, has filed with this Court an agreed motion to dismiss the pending appeal in this matter.  Appellant represents to this Court that the parties have reached a full and final settlement.  In such a case, no real controversy exists, and in the absence of a controversy, the appeal is moot.

            We grant the motion and dismiss this appeal.

                                                                        Josh R. Morriss, III

                                                                        Chief Justice

Date Submitted:          August 31, 2010

Date Decided:             September 1, 2010