in Re: Cypress Texas Lloyds

NUMBER 13-12-00130-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG IN RE CYPRESS TEXAS LLOYDS On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Rodriguez, Benavides, and Perkes

Memorandum Opinion Per Curiam1 Relator, Cypress Texas Lloyds, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in the above cause on February 21, 2012, seeking relief from an order denying a motion to compel appraisal. The Court requested and received a response to the petition for writ of mandamus from the real party in interest, Abel Zapata. Currently pending before the Court is relator’s unopposed motion to abate this proceeding on grounds that the parties have reached a preliminary settlement in the underlying case. Relator requests that we abate this proceeding for sixty days to allow adequate time for the settlement to be finalized.

The Court, having examined and fully considered the motion to abate, is of the opinion that the matter should instead be dismissed without prejudice to relator’s right to refile the petition for writ of mandamus if necessary. If the settlement is not concluded and relator seeks to refile the petition for writ of mandamus, the Court will allow the matter to be resubmitted to the Court on the pleadings already filed in this cause and will not assess filing fees for those pleadings. Accordingly, relator’s motion to abate is DENIED and the petition for writ of mandamus is DISMISSED without prejudice. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a). Pending motions, if any, are dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM Delivered and filed the 7th day of August, 2012.