Rene Martinez v. Jose Alberto Vela and Joel Garza

NUMBER 13-24-00406-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

RENE MARTINEZ, Appellant,

v.

JOSE ALBERTO VELA
AND JOEL GARZA, Appellees.

ON APPEAL FROM THE 139TH DISTRICT COURT
OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Before Justices Silva, Peña, and Fonseca
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Silva

This cause is before the Court on a joint motion to reinstate and dismiss appeal.

Appellant Rene Martinez filed a notice of appeal from an order granting appellees Jose

Alberto Vela’s and Joel Garza’s motion to enforce their Rule 11 Agreement in trial court
cause number C-3039-21-C. On July 31, 2025, we abated the case and referred the

parties to mediation.

On April 21, 2026, the parties filed a “Joint Motion to Reinstate and Dismiss

Appeal.” The parties participated in mediation and reached an agreement. The mediated

settlement agreement has now been finalized.

The Court, having considered the parties’ joint motion to reinstate and dismiss

appeal, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(1).

Therefore, we grant the parties’ joint motion to reinstate appeal, and the appeal is hereby

dismissed. In accordance with the motion, costs are taxed against the party incurring

same. See id. R. 42.1(d) (“Absent agreement of the parties, the court will tax costs against

the appellant.”). Having dismissed the appeal at the parties’ request, no motion for

rehearing will be entertained.

CLARISSA SILVA
Justice
Delivered and filed on the
23rd day of April, 2026.

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