Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, Navigators Insurance Company, Valiant Insurance CompanyXL Specialty Insurance Company, New York Marine & General Insurance Company National Liability & Fire Insurance Company v. Helix Energy Solution Group, Inc.

COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON ORDER Appellate case name: Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, Navigators Insurance Company, Valiant Insurance Company XL Specialty Insurance Company, New York Marine & General Insurance Company National Liability & Fire Insurance Company v. Helix Energy Solution Group, Inc. Appellate case number: 01-13-00222-CV Trial court case number: 2012-08257 Trial court: 270th District Court of Harris County Following the amendments to section 51.014 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code in 2011 and the related amendments to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 168 and Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 28.3, in cases filed after September 1, 2011, the following must occur in order for a permissive appeal to properly be before this Court: the trial court must issue a written order encompassing both the order to be appealed and the written permission required by Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 51.014(d), the appellant must timely file a petition for permission to appeal with this Court subsequent to the signing of the trial court’s order, and this Court must grant the petition for permission to appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.3; TEX. R. CIV. P. 168; TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014(d)-(f) (West Supp. 2012); see also Notes and Comments, TEX. R. APP. P. 28.3. Appellants’ motion indicates that the trial court has not yet granted appellants permission to appeal the interlocutory orders at issue. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.3; TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014(d)-(f); see also Notes and Comments, TEX. R. APP. P. 28.3. Accordingly, appellants’ motion to extend the time to file the notice of appeal is dismissed as moot. Appellants are hereby notified that unless appellants file a response demonstrating by citation to the law that this Court has jurisdiction of the appeal, this appeal will be dismissed for want of jurisdiction for the foregoing reasons. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f). Appellants’ response, if any, is due in this Court no later than 10 days from the date of this order. Judge’s signature: /s/ Justice Rebeca Huddle  Acting individually  Acting for the Court Date: March 29, 2013