Cameron County v. Martina Villarreal Young

NUMBER 13-25-00094-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

CAMERON COUNTY, Appellant,

v.

MARTINA VILLARREAL YOUNG, Appellee.

ON APPEAL FROM THE 107TH DISTRICT COURT
OF CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Tijerina and Justices West and Fonseca
Memorandum Opinion by Justice West

This matter is before the Court on a joint motion to dismiss. The joint motion to

dismiss requests that we dismiss the appeal and render judgment to effectuate the

parties’ agreement.
The joint motion is construed as a motion for voluntary dismissal as contemplated

by Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(2). See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(2)(B)

(allowing this Court to set aside the trial court’s judgment without regard to the merits and

remand the case for rendition of judgment in accordance with the parties’ settlement

agreement). The parties have executed a settlement agreement and have settled all

claims.

On April 10, 2025, we abated the appeal and remanded the matter to the trial court

to make findings related to the appellate record. Upon review of the record and the motion

before us now, we are able to fully consider the joint motion. Accordingly, we reinstate

the appeal, grant the joint motion, vacate the trial court’s final judgment entered in 2024-

DCL-02952-A, and remand the appeal for rendition of judgment of dismissal in

accordance with the parties’ agreement. See id. Additionally, costs are taxed against the

party incurring the same, in accordance with the parties’ agreement and joint motion.

Having dismissed the appeal at the parties’ request, no motion for rehearing will be

entertained.

JON WEST
Justice

Delivered and filed on the
10th day of July, 2025.

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