In The

                                                Court of Appeals

                        Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

                                                ______________________________

                                                             No. 06-11-00084-CV

                                                ______________________________

                CITY OF CARTHAGE, CARSON JOINES, JOHN COOKE,

IDA BECK, AND OLIN JOFFRION, Appellants

                                                                V.

                                           VICKIE BAILEY, Appellee

                                       On Appeal from the 123rd Judicial District Court

                                                             Panola County, Texas

                                                          Trial Court No. 2010-023

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

                                        Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Morriss

                                                      MEMORANDUM OPINION

            Appellants, City of Carthage, Carson Joines, John Cooke, Ida Beck, and Olin Joffrion, have filed with this Court a motion to dismiss the pending appeal in this matter.  Appellants represent 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:          October 31, 2011

Date Decided:             November 1, 2011