Court Opinion

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<SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman"><STRONG><CENTER>NO. 03-0<A NAME="1">0-00468</A>-CV</CENTER>
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<STRONG></STRONG></SPAN><CENTER><A NAME="3">Texas Department of Insurance and Jose Montemayor, Commissioner</CENTER>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman"><STRONG><CENTER>of Insurance</A>, Appellants</CENTER>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman"><STRONG><CENTER>v.</CENTER>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman"><STRONG><CENTER><A NAME="4">Fortis Benefits Insurance Company</A>, Appellee</CENTER>
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<SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman" STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF <A NAME="5">TRAVIS</A> COUNTY, <A NAME="6">201ST</A> JUDICIAL DISTRICT</CENTER>
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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman" STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><STRONG><CENTER>NO. <A NAME="7">GN001361</A>, HONORABLE <A NAME="8">ERNEST C. GARCIA</A>, JUDGE PRESIDING</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman"><STRONG></CENTER>
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<SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman"></SPAN>	Appellants Texas Department of Insurance and Jose Montemayor, Commissioner of
Insurance, and appellee Fortis Benefits Insurance Company have filed an agreed motion in this Court
informing us that they have reached a full and final settlement of all issues raised by this appeal. 
They have requested that we vacate our judgment rendered on March 29, 2001, withdraw our opinion
of the same day, and remand the cause to the trial court for entry of judgment in accordance with the
settlement agreement of the parties. We grant the parties' joint motion, vacate our judgment of
March 29, 2001, and withdraw our opinion of the same day.

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman">	Additionally, appellants have filed a motion for rehearing or for <EM>en banc</EM>
reconsideration.  In light of the above, that motion is now moot.  Therefore, we dismiss the
appellants' motion for rehearing or <EM>en banc</EM> reconsideration.</SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman">	The cause is remanded to the district court for entry of judgment in accordance with
the settlement agreement of the parties.<EM> See</EM> Tex. R. App. P. 42.1(a)(1) and (c). </SPAN></P>

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<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman">					Lee Yeakel, Justice</SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman">Before Justices Kidd, B. A. Smith and Yeakel </SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman">Judgment Vacated, Opinion Withdrawn, and Cause Remanded on Joint Motion</SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman">Filed:   June 7, 2001</SPAN></P>

<P><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman">Do Not Publish</SPAN></P>

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