Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-11-02 07:09:36.745642+00
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COURT OF APPEALS
                                EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                                     EL PASO, TEXAS

 HELMERICH        &       PAYNE §
 INTERNATIONAL DRILLING CO. AND
 ALBERT DENZELL BARNES,         §

                               Appellants,        §               No. 08-22-00105-CV

 v.                                               §                 Appeal from the

 LAURA SANCHEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND                  §           112th Judicial District Court
 AS REPRESENTITIVE OF THE ESTATE
 OF OSCAR SANCHEZ, JR., DECEASED,                 §             of Reagan County, Texas
 CRISTIAN SANCHEZ, HALEY SANCHEZ,
 MARLEE SANCHEZ AND JADEN                         §                 (TC# CV02251)
 SANCHEZ,
                                                  §
                               Appellees.
                                                  §

                                 MEMORANDUM OPINION

       Both Appellants’ motions to dismiss this appeal are before the Court.

       Appellant Albert Denzell Barnes’s motion to dismiss appeal states that the parties have

settled all claims and executed a “Release of Judgment” releasing Appellant Barnes from all claims

pertaining to this matter. His motion states that the Release of Judgment has been filed with the

district court, and he asks this Court to dismiss this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(a)(1) (the

Court may dismiss an appeal in accordance with a motion of appellant).
       Appellant Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co.’s motion to dismiss is an

unopposed motion to vacate the trial court’s judgment without regard to the merits, and to remand

the case to the trial court pursuant to Rule 42.1(a)(2)(B) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

In effect, the motion indicates the parties have agreed to a resolution of this case. See TEX. R. APP.

P. 42.1(a)(2)(B) (on agreement of the parties, allowing a court of appeals to “set aside the trial

court’s judgment without regard to the merits and remand the case to the trial court for rendition

of judgment in accordance with the agreement”). Moreover, Helmerich & Payne International

Drilling Co.’s motion certifies that neither Appellant Barnes nor Appellees oppose the relief

requested in the motion.

       Accordingly, as we have not yet issued an opinion in this case, we dismiss Appellant

Barnes’s appeal only pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 42.1(a)(1). We further set

aside the trial court’s March 10, 2022 judgment as to Appellant Helmerich & Payne International

Drilling Co. and without regard to the merits, remand the case to the trial court for rendition of

judgment in accordance with the parties’ agreement. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(A)(2)(B). Each party

shall bear its own costs incurred in this appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(d).

                                               LISA J. SOTO, Justice

October 27, 2023

Before Rodriguez, C.J., Palafox, and Soto, JJ.

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