in Re: GEICO Indemnity Company ( 2015 )

Dismiss and Opinion Filed July 21, 2015
S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-00805-CV
IN RE GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY, Relator
Original Proceeding from the County Court at Law No. 1
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. cc-14-02324-A
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Wright, Justice Bridges, and Justice Stoddart
Opinion by Justice Bridges
Relator has advised the Court that the parties have settled the case underlying the petition
for writ of mandamus and moves to dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus. We grant the
motion and dismiss the petition. See In re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., 166 S.W.3d 732, 737
(Tex. 2005) (orig. proceeding) (“A case becomes moot if a controversy ceases to exist between
the parties at any stage of the legal proceedings.”); State Bar of Tex. v. Gomez, 891 S.W.2d 243,
245 (Tex. 1994) (orig. proceeding) (controversy is justiciable, if real controversy exists between
parties that will be actually resolved by judicial relief sought).
150805F.P05 /David L. Bridges/
DAVID L. BRIDGES
JUSTICE