Peter Buffa, M.D. v. Umang Khetarpal, M.D. ( 2020 )

NUMBER 13-19-00035-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
PETER BUFFA, M.D., Appellant,
v.
UMANG KHETARPAL, M.D., Appellee.
On appeal from the 445th District Court
of Cameron County, Texas.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Longoria and Perkes
Memorandum Opinion by Justice Longoria
Appellant Peter Buffa, M.D. has filed an unopposed motion to withdraw this Court’s
March 5, 2020 opinion and to dismiss the appeal as moot. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.1(c).
Appellant has notified this Court that his appeal has been rendered moot as he has been
nonsuited with prejudice in an underlying matter. The nonsuit with prejudice was filed on
March 4, 2020 and signed by the trial court on March 6, 2020. The Court, having
considered the documents on file and the motion to withdraw its opinion and dismiss the
appeal as moot, is of the opinion that the motion should be granted. See id. 42.1(a). The
motion to withdraw the March 5, 2020 opinion and dismiss the appeal is granted and the
appeal is hereby DISMISSED as moot. The original memorandum opinion and judgment
filed in appellate cause number 13-19-00035-CV are hereby withdrawn. There being no
agreement in the motion regarding costs, pursuant to Rule 42.1(d) of the Texas Rules of
Appellate Procedure, all costs are taxed against appellant. See id. 42.1(d) (“Absent
agreement of the parties, the court will tax costs against the appellant.”). Having
dismissed the appeal at appellant’s request, no motion for rehearing will be entertained,
and our mandate will issue forthwith.
NORA L. LONGORIA
Justice
Delivered and filed the
23rd day of April, 2020.