NUMBER 13-21-00198-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________ RANDI ANN METZ, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. ____________________________________________________________ On appeal from the 156th District Court of Live Oak County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________ MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Hinojosa, Tijerina, and Silva Memorandum Opinion by Justice Tijerina This cause is before the court on appellant’s motion to dismiss this appeal. The motion was signed by both counsel and the appellant. We find the motion meets the requirement of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.2(a) that appellant and attorney must sign a written motion to dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.2(a).

On December 7, 2021, we abated this matter to the trial court for findings related to appellant’s failure to file a brief. However, due to appellant’s filing of a motion to dismiss, we now reinstate the matter.

Without passing on the merits of the case, we hereby grant the motion to dismiss, and dismiss the appeal.

JAIME TIJERINA Justice Do not publish.

TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

Delivered and filed the 21st day of December, 2021.