Romeo Longoria v. Exxon Mobil Corporation

ACCEPTED Electronically Filed 04-15-00536-CV 8/11/2015 5:15:49 PM FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS Noe Guerra Jr., District Clerk SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 8/28/2015 3:14:40 PM Brooks County, Texas KEITH HOTTLE Reviewed By: VANESSA MARTINEZ 04-15-00536-CV CLERK CAUSE NO. 13-12-16488-CV ROMEO LONGORIA, ET AL § FILED IN IN THE DISTRICT COURT § 4th COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS § 08/28/2015 3:14:40 PM § KEITH E. HOTTLE VS. § BROOKS COUNTY,TEXAS Clerk § § EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, § ET AL § 79th JUDICIAL DISTRICT PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF APPEAL TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF THIS COURT: Plaintiffs ROMEO LONGORIA, ARNOLD ALVAREZ, GERARDO ALVAREZ, HUMBERTO H. ALVAREZ, ARTURO ALVAREZ, JR., RITA BARRERA, JO MARIE CANO, REBECCA HILDA CASSO, JOAQUIN CODINA III, DORA ELVA DOVALINA, DIANA GILDA FERNANDEZ, SYLVIA GUERRA, JOSE E. GUTIERREZ, ANNA DOLORES HINOJOSA, ARNOLD HINOJOSA, LUCAS HINOJOSA, ROMEO OMAR HINOJOSA, ROSA MARIA C. HUERTA, NOEMI KOLEK, MATEO LONGORIA III, ABEL LONGORIA, ANITA L. LONGORIA, BEVERLY LONGORIA, DAVID KING LONGORIA, HENRY J. LONGORIA, HOMERO LONGORIA, ISAAC LONGORIA, JAMES ANDREW LONGORIA, JAMES RICHARD LONGORIA, JOSE MARIA LONGORIA, Jr., LAURIE LONGORIA, ROBERTO C. LONGORIA, JR., M.A. (ANDY) LONGORIA, RENEE LONGORIA, ROBERTO LONGORIA, ROMEO LONGORIA, ROY LONGORIA, XAVIER LONGORIA, EDNA NORA LONGORIA- ROTHWELL, THELMA LOPEZ, GUADALUPE RAQUEL MARES, IDA MARTINEZ, ALICIA MCFARLAND, SUSANA NAVARRO, ADOLPH OLGINE, JR., JUAN G. OLGINE, ROSA 1 MARIE OLGINE, NOELIA HINOJOSA PENA, JACOB REYES, JAMES REYES, JOHN G. REYES, BELIA ROCK, JUAN D. SAENZ, MARIA L. SEGINA, HENRIETTA SWEET, HUMBERTO VERA, JESUS VERA, JOSE ESTEBAN VERA, GLORIA LEE VERA, MIGUEL VERA (“Plaintiffs”) desire to appeal from the final judgment signed by this court on May 28, 2015 to the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Court of Appeals at San Antonio, Texas. The Plaintiff Parties to the Appeal or as follows represented by Justin L. Williams and Michael Guerra: Alvarez, Arnold Alvarez, Gerardo Alvarez, Humberto H. Alvarez, Jr., Arturo Barrera, Rita Cano, Jo Marie Casso, Rebecca Hilda Codina III, Joaquin Dovalina, Dora Elva Fernandez, Diana Gilda Guerra, Sylvia Gutierrez, Hector Gutierrez, Jose E. Hinojosa, Anna Dolores Hinojosa, Arnold Hinojosa, Lucas Hinojosa, Romeo Omar Huerta, Rosa Maria C. Kolek, Noemi Longoria III, Mateo Longoria, Abel Longoria, Anita L. Longoria, Beverly Longoria, David King Longoria, Henry J. Longoria, Homero 2 Longoria, Isaac Longoria, James Andrew Longoria, Jr., Jose Maria Longoria, Jr., Roberto C Longoria, Laurie Longoria, M.A. (Andy) Longoria, Renee Longoria, Roberto Longoria, Romeo Longoria, Roy Longoria, Xavier Longoria-Rothwell, Edna Nora Lopez, Thelma Mares, Guadalupe Raquel Martinez, Ida McFarland, Alicia Navarro, Susana Olgine Jr., Adolph Olgine, Juan G. (John G.) Olgine, Rose Marie Pena, Noelia Hinojosa Reyes, Jacob Reyes, James Matthew Reyes, John G. Rock, Belia Saenz, Juan D. Segina, Maria L. Sweet, Henrietta Vera, Gloria Lee Vera, Humberto Vera, Jesus Vera, Jose Esteban Vera, Miguel 3 The defendant parties to this appeal are as follows with counsel of record indicated. Cody Energy LLC Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP William D. Wood Rebecca J. Cole 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100 Houston, TX 77010 Shell Oil Company Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Daniel McClure Lauren Varnado 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100 Houston, TX 77010 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation, and Dominion Oklahoma Texas Exploration and Production McGinnis, Lochridge, and Kilgore LLP Patton Lochridge Travis Barton J. Derrick Price Jordan Mullins 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100 Austin, TX 78701 Oxy USA Ellis, Koeneke & Ramirez LLP Edmundo O Ramirez 1101 Chicago Avenue McAllen, TX 78501 4 BHP Billiton Petroleum (TXLA Operating) Company formerly known as Petrohawk Operating Company and Wynn Crosby Energy Inc. Hartline Dacus Barger Dreyer LLP Darrell Barger J. Reid Simpson 800 N. Shoreline, Suite 2000 N. Tower Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Gary Glick, Michael Glick, Robert Glick, Roger Glick, Steven Glick, Will York, Jr., Beverly York, John York and Dan York Locke Lord LLP John R. Nelson 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2200 Austin, TX 78701 Gloria Garcia Lopez, Individually and as independent executrix of the estate of Hector S. Lopez, Deceased The Rangel Law Firm, PC 615 N. Upper Broadway, Suite 2020 Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Mauro Longoria and Longoria Santa Rosa Ranch LLC Atlas Hall & Rodriguez LLP E. Michael Rodriguez Erin A. Hudson PO Box 63699 Brownsville, TX 78520 Max J. Luther III Law Offices of Robert B. Luther PC 1800 Rio Grande Austin, TX 78701 512-477-2323 Joe Henkel, Trustee Kleberg First National Bank Fritz, Byrne, Head & Harrison, PC 500 North Shoreline, Suite 901 Corpus Christi, TX 78401 5 The parties joined as a result of the Court’s Order without any counsel representing them are as follows: Viola E Canales and Matias Canales Ovidio Escalante and Cleotilde Escalante Homer Escalante Maria E. Rivera and Joe M Rivera Ernestina E. Bazan Arturo Garza Elva Hyde Elva Perez Estate Flora Garza Hector Gutierrez Joe Warren Friend, Jr John O Hasting, Jr. Jose Gutierrez Jose Ovidio Garza Noel Garza Noelia Trevino Herrera Rene Longoria Reinaldo Perez Jr Estate Roberto Gutierrez Roel Perez Ariel Ramirez Pedro Ramirez, Jr. Michelle Lee Ramirez Sylvia Cuellar The parties served as a result of the Court’s Order who DID NOT file an answer are as follows: Elma E. Rodriguez Amalia Longoria Cuellar Noble Royalties, Inc. Praxis Energy LLC Audelia Villarreal Sanchez Elva Villarreal Rosa John V. Espinoza 6 Juan Longoria Medardo A. Villarreal and Elma Lydia S. Villarreal Noel Villarreal Olga T. Cantu R.W. Gribble III Ruben Trevino, Jr. Sylvia Longora Cuellar Roy Longoria John H. Espinoza Daniel Juarez, III Noe Juarez Ricardo Juarez Universal Royalty Company Ltd. Aida Vera Olguin Norma Longoria The addresses for all parties will be supplemented as soon as possible. Respectfully Submitted, /s/ Justin L. Williams Michael Guerra COLE, EASLEY, SCIBA & WILLIAMS, P. C. 302 W. Forrest Victoria, TX 77901 TX Bar # 21555800 361-575-0551 Telephone 361-575-0986 Facsimile Attorneys for Plaintiffs CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a true, correct and complete copy of this Notice of Appeal has been forwarded to the clerk of the trial court, on August 11th 2015 and to all parties to the judgment, by either first class U.S. mail, electronic service or electronic transmission on this the 12th day of August, 2015. /s/ Justin L. Williams Justin L. Williams 7 Cody Energy LLC Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP William D. Wood Rebecca J. Cole 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100 Houston, TX 77010 Shell Oil Company Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Daniel McClure Lauren Varnado 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100 Houston, TX 77010 Exxon Mobil Corporation, Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation, and Dominion Oklahoma Texas Exploration and Production McGinnis, Lochridge, and Kilgore LLP Patton Lochridge Travis Barton J. Derrick Price Jordan Mullins 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100 Austin, TX 78701 Oxy USA Ellis, Koeneke & Ramirez LLP Edmundo O Ramirez 1101 Chicago Avenue McAllen, TX 78501 BHP Billiton Petroleum (TXLA Operating) Company formerly known as Petrohawk Operating Company and Wynn Crosby Energy Inc. Hartline Dacus Barger Dreyer LLP Darrell Barger J. Reid Simpson 800 N. Shoreline, Suite 2000 N. Tower Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Gary Glick, Michael Glick, Robert Glick, Roger Glick, Steven Glick, Will York, Jr., Beverly York, John York and Dan York 8 Locke Lord LLP John R. Nelson 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2200 Austin, TX 78701 Gloria Garcia Lopez, Individually and as independent executrix of the estate of Hector S. Lopez, Deceased The Rangel Law Firm, PC 615 N. Upper Broadway, Suite 2020 Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Mauro Longoria and Longoria Santa Rosa Ranch LLC Atlas Hall & Rodriguez LLP E. Michael Rodriguez Erin A. Hudson PO Box 63699 Brownsville, TX 78520 Max J. Luther III Law Offices of Robert B. Luther PC 1800 Rio Grande Austin, TX 78701 512-477-2323 Joe Henkel, Trustee Kleberg First National Bank Fritz, Byrne, Head & Harrison, PC 500 North Shoreline, Suite 901 Corpus Christi, TX 78401 9