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
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.
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