*1 DISMISS and Opinion Filed December 13, 2017

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-17-01286-CV PETER BEASLEY, Appellant V.

SOCIETY OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, DALLAS AREA CHAPTER, Appellee On Appeal from the 162nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-16-03141 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Wright, Justice Francis, and Justice Stoddart Opinion by Chief Justice Wright Before the Court is appellant’s motion to dismiss the appeal. Appellant no longer wishes to pursue this appeal. Accordingly, we grant the motion and dismiss the appeal. See T EX . R. A PP . P. 42.1(a)(1).

/Carolyn Wright/ CAROLYN WRIGHT CHIEF JUSTICE 171286F.P05

S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT PETER BEASLEY, Appellant On Appeal from the 162nd Judicial District

Court, Dallas County, Texas No. 05-17-01286-CV V. Trial Court Cause No. DC-16-03141.

Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Wright. SOCIETY OF INFORMATION Justices Francis and Stoddart participating. MANAGEMENT, DALLAS AREA

CHAPTER, Appellee

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, the appeal is DISMISSED . It is ORDERED that appellee SOCIETY OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, DALLAS AREA CHAPTER, recover its costs of this appeal from appellant PETER BEASLEY. Judgment entered December 13, 2017.

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