Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company, LP v. Petromax Operating Co., Inc., Woodbine Acquisition, LLC, N/K/A MD America Energy, LLC, Petro Texas, LLC, CH4 Energy II, LLC, and Texcal Energy South Texas, LP

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ACCEPTED 06-15-00044-CV SIXTH COURT OF APPEALS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 11/6/2015 4:08:21 PM DEBBIE AUTREY CLERK Cause No. 06-15-00044-CV FILED IN IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 6th COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS TEXARKANA, TEXAS 11/6/2015 4:08:21 PM AT TEXARKANA DEBBIE AUTREY Clerk BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY, LP, Appellant, V. PETROMAX OPERATING CO., INC., WOODBINE ACQUISITION, LLC, PETRO TEXAS, LLC, CH4 ENERGY II, LLC , AND TEXCAL ENERGY SOUTH TEXAS, L.P., Appellees. APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE RESPONSE BRIEFS Greg W. Curry David J. Beck Richard B. Phillips, Jr. David M. Gunn Gregory D. Binns Thomas E. Ganucheau THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP BECK REDDEN LLP One Arts Plaza 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 4500 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 Houston, Texas 77010 Dallas, Texas 75201 Phone: 713-951-3700 Phone: 214-969-1700 Fax: 713-951-3720 Fax: 214-969-1751 Brad D’Amico COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE CANTEY HANGER LLP WOODBINE ACQUISITION, LLC 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 3300 N/K/A MD AMERICA ENERGY LLC Dallas, Texas 75201 Phone: 214-978-4100 Fax: 214-978-4150 COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE PETROMAX OPERATING CO., INC. [ADDITIONAL COUNSEL LISTED ON THE NEXT PAGE] David J. Beck Deborah Hankinson David M. Gunn Stephanie Dooley Nelson Thomas E. Ganucheau HANKINSON LLP BECK REDDEN LLP 750 N. St. Paul St., Suite 1800 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 4500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Houston, Texas 77010 Phone: 214-754-9190 Phone: 713-951-3700 Fax: 214-754-9140 Fax: 713-951-3720 Jesse R. Pierce COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES Brian K. Tully PETRO TEXAS LLC PIERCE & O’NEILL LLP CH4 ENERGY II, LLC 4203 Montrose Boulevard Houston, Texas 77006 Phone: 713-634-3600 Fax: 713-634-3601 COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE TEXCAL ENERGY SOUTH TEXAS, LP TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS: 1. Under Rules 2, 10.5(b), and 38.6(d), Appellees PetroMax Operating Co., Inc., Woodbine Acquisition, LLC n/k/a MD America Energy LLC, Petro Texas LLC, CH4 Energy II, LLC, and TexCal Energy South Texas, LC respectfully request a 30-day extension of time to file their response briefs. 2. This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment and an order denying summary judgment in Cause No. 12- 13130-012-10 in the 12th Judicial District Court of Madison County. Appellant Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP received two extensions of time on the deadline for its brief, and filed its brief on October 20, 2015. Therefore, the appellees’ briefs are currently due on Friday, November 20, 2015. 3. The requested 30-day extension would make the response briefs due on Monday, December 21, 2015.1 1 Because the 30th day after November 20 falls on Sunday, December 20, the deadline would automatically be extended to Monday, December 21. See TEX. R. APP. P. 4.1(a). APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE RESPONSE BRIEFS — PAGE 1 4. This is Appellees’ first request for an extension of time to file their response briefs. 5. Counsel for Appellant Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company, LP has indicated that Appellant is not opposed to the requested extension. 6. Appellees request this extension of time because their counsel have been (and will be) occupied with other matters, which will prevent them from dedicating the time necessary to finish their response briefs before the current deadline. 7. Richard B. Phillips, Jr., who is lead appellate counsel for Woodbine Acquisition, LLC n/k/a MD America Energy LLC had an oral argument in the Thirteenth Court of Appeals on October 22 in Cause No. 13-14-00428-CV, Alma Investments, Inc. v. Bahia Mar Co- Owners Association, Inc. and an oral argument in the Fifth Court of Appeals on October 27 in Cause No. 15-14-01318-CV, Tatum v. Hersh. During the weeks of October 26 and November 2, Mr. Phillips was involved in an emergency mandamus proceeding in the Fifth Court of Appeals (Cause No. 05-15-01304-CV, In re Gearbox Software LLC) APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE RESPONSE BRIEFS — PAGE 2 and the Supreme Court of Texas (Cause No. 15-0836, In re Martel). Mr. Phillips has also been occupied with a mandamus proceeding in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (No. 15-41501, In re Devon Energy Production Co., L.P.). Looking forward, Mr. Phillips has a motion for rehearing due in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on November 13 (Cause No. 14-3852, Highland Capital Management LP v. U.S.) and a brief on the merits due in the Supreme Court of Texas on November 23 in Cause No. 15-0232, Levinson Alcoser Associates, L.P. v. El Pistolon II, Ltd. These matters (and others) will prevent Mr. Phillips from dedicating sufficient time to the brief in the case. 8. David M. Gunn, lead appellate counsel for PetroMax Operating Co., Inc., Petro Texas LLC, and CH4 Energy II, LLC has a reply in support of a petition for review due in the Texas Supreme Court on November 6, 2015 in Cause No. 15-0155, Endeavor Resources, L.P. v. Discovery Operating, Inc. and an appellant’s brief due in the Dallas Court of Appeals on November 12, 2015 in Cause No. 05-15- 00001-CV, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company v. Rogers. APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE RESPONSE BRIEFS — PAGE 3 9. Deborah Hankinson, lead appellate counsel for TexCal Energy South Texas, LP, will be preparing a reply to a motion for rehearing in the Texas Supreme Court in Cause No. 14-0302, Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. v. Hyder, a petition for writ of mandamus in In re Davenport in the Texas Supreme Court, and a petitioner’s brief on the merits in Cause No. 15-0133, West Star Transportation, Inc. v. Robison. She will also be occupied with summary-judgment briefing in Cause No. 348-000000-15, In re: Chesapeake Barnett Royalty Litigation in the 348th Judicial District Court of Tarrant County. She will also be conducting several court- ordered mediations and arbitrations. 10. Because of these circumstances, Appellees will need additional time to prepare their response briefs. WHEREFORE, Appellees respectfully request that this Court extend the deadline for their response briefs to Monday, December 21, 2015. Appellees further request general relief. APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE RESPONSE BRIEFS — PAGE 4 Respectfully submitted, THOMPSON & KNIGHT LLP BECK REDDEN LLP BY: /s/ Richard B. Phillips, Jr. BY: /s/ David M. Gunn Greg W. Curry David J. Beck State Bar No. 05270300 State Bar No. 00000070 greg.curry@tklaw.com dbeck@beckredden.com Richard B. Phillips, Jr. David M. Gunn State Bar No. 24032833 State Bar No. 08621600 rich.phillips@tklaw.com dgunn@beckredden.com Gregory D. Binns Thomas E. Ganucheau State Bar No. 24027148 State Bar No. 00784104 greg.binns@tklaw.com tganuchaeu@beckredden.com One Arts Plaza 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 4500 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 Houston, Texas 77010 Dallas, Texas 75201 Phone: 713-951-3700 Phone: (214) 969-1700 Fax: 713-951-3720 Fax: (214) 969-1751 COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE PETRO TEXAS LLC WOODBINE ACQUISITION, LLC CH4 ENERGY II, LLC N/K/A MD AMERICA ENERGY LLC APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE RESPONSE BRIEFS — PAGE 5 HANKINSON LLP BECK REDDEN LLP BY: /S/ Deborah Hankinson BY: /s/ David M. Gunn Deborah Hankinson David J. Beck State Bar No. 00000020 State Bar No. 00000070 dhankinson@hankinsonlaw.com dbeck@beckredden.com Stephanie Dooley Nelson David M. Gunn State Bar No. 24002006 State Bar No. 08621600 snelson@hankinsonlaw.com dgunn@beckredden.com Thomas E. Ganucheau 750 N. St. Paul St., Suite 1800 State Bar No. 00784104 Dallas, Texas 75201 tganuchaeu@beckredden.com Phone: 214-754-9190 Fax: 214-754-9140 1221 McKinney Street, Suite 4500 Houston, Texas 77010 Jesse R. Pierce Phone: 713-951-3700 Brian K. Tully Fax: 713-951-3720 PIERCE & O’NEILL, LLP 4203 Montrose Boulevard Brad D’Amico Houston, Texas 77006 State Bar No. 00783923 Phone: 713-634-3600 bd@canteyhanger.com Fax: 713-634-3601 CANTEY HANGER LLP 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 3300 COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE Dallas, Texas 75201 TEXCAL ENERGY SOUTH Phone: 214-978-4100 TEXAS, LP Fax: 214-978-4150 COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE PETROMAX OPERATING CO., INC. APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE RESPONSE BRIEFS — PAGE 6 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE On October 22, 2015, I emailed Kirsten Castaneda, counsel for Appellant Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company, LP about the foregoing motion. Ms. Castaneda replied by email and indicated that Appellant is not opposed to the requested 30-day extension. /s/ Richard B. Phillips, Jr. Richard B. Phillips, Jr. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE On November 6, 2015, a copy of this motion was served on counsel for Appellant Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company, LP, by electronic service. /s/ Richard B. Phillips, Jr. Richard B. Phillips, Jr. APPELLEES’ UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE RESPONSE BRIEFS — PAGE 7