DISMISS and Opinion Filed January 22, 2024

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-23-01136-CV MESSELE KELEL, Appellant V. EDWARD DONEL BITTNER AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE, Appellees On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 5 Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. CC-22-04104-E MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Burns, Justice Molberg, and Justice Pedersen, III Opinion by Chief Justice Burns Before the Court is appellant’s December 2, 2023 letter informing the Court that he is withdrawing his appeal. We construe appellant’s letter as a motion to dismiss, grant the motion, and dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(1).

/Robert D. Burns, III/ ROBERT D. BURNS, III CHIEF JUSTICE 231136F.P05 S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT MESSELE KELEL, Appellant On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 5, Dallas County, Texas No. 05-23-01136-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. CC-22-04104- E.

EDWARD DONEL BITTNER AND Opinion delivered by Chief Justice ALLSTATE INSURANCE, Appellees Burns. Justices Molberg and Pedersen, III participating.

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED.

It is ORDERED that appellees EDWARD DONEL BITTNER AND ALLSTATE INSURANCE recover their costs of this appeal from appellant MESSELE KELEL.

Judgment entered January 22, 2024

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