Penn Virginia Oil & Gas GP, LLC and Penn Virginia Oil & Gas L.P. v. Alfredo De La Garza, Individually and as Next Friend for I. D. L. G. and K. D. L. G., Minors, and John Paul Adame, Individually and A/N/F for C.A.A., J.P.A., Jr., and J.N.A.

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DATE 10/14/2015 FILED IN R NOTICE OF APPEALS 1st COURT OF APPEALS ASSIGNMENT OF COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/14/2015 9:04:49 AM TO: 1ST COURT OF APPEALS CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk From: Deputy Clerk: IRMA MEDINA Chris Daniel, District Clerk Harris County, T E X A S CAUSE: 2014-42519 VOLUME PAGE OR IMAGE # 67429882 DUE 10/23/2015 ATTORNEY 24055631 NOTICE OF APPEAL HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE 1ST DATE ORDER SIGNED: 10/12/2015 REQUEST FOR FINDINGS OF FACT FILED: N/A REQUEST TRANSCRIPT DATE FILED N/A NOTICE OF APPEAL DATE FILED 10/13/2015 NUMBER OF DAYS: ( CLERKS RECORD ) 10 FILE ORDERED: YES NO IMAGED FILED: YES NO CODES FOR NOTICE OF APPEAL: D CHRIS DANIEL Harris County, District Clerk By: /s/IRMA MEDINA IRMA MEDINA, Deputy BC NOTICE OF APPEAL FILED BG NOTICE OF APPEAL FILED – GOVERNMENT C JUDGMENT BEING APPEALED D- ACCELERATED APPEAL OA NO CLERK’S RECORD REQUEST FILED O CLERK’S RECORD REQUEST FILED (W/NOTICE OF APPEAL) NA AMENDED NOTICE OF APPEAL AP9 R04-30-92 S:\FormsLib\Civil Bureau\Civil Courts & Post Judgment\Post Trial\Appeal Status Card Revised 01-18-2013 10/13/2015 3:56:25 PM Chris Daniel - District Clerk Harris County Envelope No. 7357398 By: Irma Medina Filed: 10/13/2015 3:56:25 PM CAUSE NO. 2014-42519 ALFREDO DE LA GARZA, § IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF INDIVIDUALLY and AS NEXT FRIEND § FOR IASHIA DE LA GARZA and § KATARINA DE LA GARZA, minors § § v. § HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS § PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, LP, § PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS GP, LLC, § MIKE FERGUSON, TRIFECTA § OILFIELD SERVICES, LLC, CUDD § PRESSURE CONTROL, INC., § ROYWELL SERVICES, INC. and OAKS § PERSONNEL SERVICES, INC. d/b/a § THE OAKS GROUP § 215th JUDICIAL DISTRICT PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P. AND PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS GP LLC’S NOTICE OF APPEAL Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25, Defendants, Penn Virginia Oil & Gas GP, LLC and Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P. (collectively “Penn Virginia”), file their Notice of Appeal of this Court’s appealable Order on Penn Virginia’s Motion to Compel Arbitration and to Abate, which was signed by the Honorable Elaine H. Palmer on September 11, 2015 (Exhibit “1”), and the appealable Order on Penn Virginia’s Motion for Reconsideration of the Order Denying the Motion to Compel Arbitration, which was signed by the Honorable Elaine H. Palmer on October 12, 2015 (Exhibit “2”). In support of this Notice of Appeal, Penn Virginia respectfully would show the following: 1. This case is pending in the 215th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas under Cause Number 2014-42519; 2. The Order denying Penn Virginia’s Motion to Compel Arbitration was signed on September 11, 2015. The Order denying Penn Virginia’s Motion for Reconsideration of the Order Denying the Motion to Compel Arbitration was signed on October 12, 2015; 3. Penn Virginia desires to appeal from the referenced Orders; 4. Penn Virginia appeals to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas; 5. Penn Virginia Oil & Gas GP, LLC and Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P. are filing this notice; 6. This is an accelerated appeal pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 28. Penn Virginia respectfully requests that this Court take notice of Penn Virginia’s desire and intention to appeal. Penn Virginia further requests that this notice be forwarded to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals as required by the rules and/or local procedure so that Penn Virginia may tender the appropriate fee to the appellate clerk and proceed with its appeal. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Kelly C. Hartmann Thomas J. Smith State Bar No. 00788934 tsmith@gallowayjohnson.com Kelly C. Hartmann State Bar No. 24055631 khartmann@gallowayjohnson.com Alexis B. Hester State Bar No. 24072807 ahester@gallowayjohnson.com GALLOWAY, JOHNSON, TOMPKINS BURR & SMITH 1301 McKinney, Suite 1400 Houston, Texas 77010 (713) 599-0700 (713) 599-0777 – facsimile ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS, PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS GP, LLC AND PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been served electronically, by and through the Court approved electronic filing manager, to participating parties on this 13th day of October 2015, as follows: John David Hart J. Javier Gutierrez LAW OFFICES OF JOHN DAVID HART Ana Laura Gutierrez Wells Fargo Tower THE GUTIERREZ LAW FIRM, INC. 201 Main Street, Suite 1720 700 East Third Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Alice, Texas 78332 Phone 817-870-2102 Phone 361-664-7377 Fax 817-332-5858 Fax 361-664-7245 Counsel for Plaintiffs Counsel for Intervenor, John Paul Adame Benjamin A. Escobar, Jr. Brit T. Brown J. J. Knauff BEIRNE, MAYNARD & PARSON, L.L.P. The Miller Law Firm 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2500 Turtle Creek Centre Houston, Texas 77056 3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1950 Phone 713-623-0887 Dallas, Texas 75219 Fax 713-960-1527 Phone 469-916-2552 Counsel for Defendant, Cudd Pressure Fax 469-916-2555 Control, Inc. Counsel for Defendant, Penn Virginia MC Energy, LLC /s/ Kelly C. Hartmann Kelly C. Hartmann Pgs-1 RECSY JU2FN (NSD#) JUSTICE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OCT 14, 2015(C1) INT6510 CIVIL CASE INTAKE OPT: _____ - INT GENERAL PARTY INQUIRY PAGE: 1 - 4 CASE NUM: 201442519__ PJN> __ TRANS NUM: _________ CURRENT COURT: 215 PUB? _ CASE TYPE: PERSONAL INJ (NON-AUTO) CASE STATUS: READY DOCKET STYLE: DE LA GARZA, ALFREDO (INDIVIDUALL VS TRIFECTA OILFIELD SERVICES LLC ============================================================================= **** ACTIVE PARTIES **** PJN PER/CONN COC BAR PERSON NAME PTY ASSOC. ATTY NUM NUMBER STAT _ 00043-0001 3PD 24032517 PENN VIRGINIA MC ENERGY LLC KNAUFF, JERRY _ 00036-0002 3PP 03094550 CUDD PRESSURE CONTROL INC BROWN, BRIT T _ 00032-0003 XDF PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS L P _ 00023-0002 XPL 03094550 CUDD PRESSURE CONTROL INC BROWN, BRIT T _ 00004-0003 XDF PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS GP LLC _ 00041-0001 IVP 24045997 ADAME, JOHN PAUL (IND & ANF CE GUTIERREZ, JO _ 00038-0001 IVP 24045997 ADAME, JOHN PAUL GUTIERREZ, JO _ 00016-0002 IVD 24072807 VIRGINIA OIL & GAS GP LLC HESTER, ALEXI ==> (26) CONNECTION(S) FOUND 1=INACTIVE 2=ATY. INQ. 3=ACT.ENTRY 4=ISS. SERV. 5=DOC. INQ. 6=CASE INQ. 7=BACKWARD 8=FORWARD 9=PTY. ADDR. 10=REFRESH 11=HELP JU2FN (NSD#) JUSTICE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OCT 14, 2015(C1) INT6510 CIVIL CASE INTAKE OPT: _____ - INT GENERAL PARTY INQUIRY PAGE: 2 - 4 CASE NUM: 201442519__ PJN> __ TRANS NUM: _________ CURRENT COURT: 215 PUB? _ CASE TYPE: PERSONAL INJ (NON-AUTO) CASE STATUS: READY DOCKET STYLE: DE LA GARZA, ALFREDO (INDIVIDUALL VS TRIFECTA OILFIELD SERVICES LLC ============================================================================= **** ACTIVE PARTIES **** PJN PER/CONN COC BAR PERSON NAME PTY ASSOC. ATTY NUM NUMBER STAT _ 00006-0003 IVD 00788934 FERGUSON, MIKE SMITH, THOMAS _ 00040-0001 AGT OAKS PERSONNEL SERVICES INC (D _ 00039-0001 AGT FERGUSON, MIKE BY SERVING THE _ 00027-0001 AGT OAKS PERSONNEL SERVICES INC (D _ 00026-0001 AGT OAKS PERSONNEL SERVICES INC (D _ 00016-0001 DEF 24072807 VIRGINIA OIL & GAS GP LLC HESTER, ALEXI _ 00015-0001 AGT ROYWELL SERVICES INC (A DOMEST _ 00014-0001 AGT CUDD PRESSURE CONTROL INC (A F ==> (26) CONNECTION(S) FOUND 1=INACTIVE 2=ATY. INQ. 3=ACT.ENTRY 4=ISS. SERV. 5=DOC. INQ. 6=CASE INQ. 7=BACKWARD 8=FORWARD 9=PTY. ADDR. 10=REFRESH 11=HELP JU2FN (NSD#) JUSTICE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OCT 14, 2015(C1) INT6510 CIVIL CASE INTAKE OPT: _____ - INT GENERAL PARTY INQUIRY PAGE: 3 - 4 CASE NUM: 201442519__ PJN> __ TRANS NUM: _________ CURRENT COURT: 215 PUB? _ CASE TYPE: PERSONAL INJ (NON-AUTO) CASE STATUS: READY DOCKET STYLE: DE LA GARZA, ALFREDO (INDIVIDUALL VS TRIFECTA OILFIELD SERVICES LLC ============================================================================= **** ACTIVE PARTIES **** PJN PER/CONN COC BAR PERSON NAME PTY ASSOC. ATTY NUM NUMBER STAT _ 00013-0001 AGT TRIFECTA OILFIELD SERVICES LLC _ 00012-0001 AGT FERGUSON, MIKE BY SERVING THE _ 00011-0001 AGT PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS GP LLC _ 00010-0001 AGT PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS L P (A _ 00006-0001 DEF 00788934 FERGUSON, MIKE SMITH, THOMAS _ 00005-0001 PLT 09147700 DE LA GARZA, KATRINA (MINOR) HART, JOHN DA _ 00004-0001 DEF 24072807 PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS GP LLC HESTER, ALEXI _ 00003-0001 PLT 09147700 DE LA GARZA, IASHIA (MINOR) HART, JOHN DA ==> (26) CONNECTION(S) FOUND 1=INACTIVE 2=ATY. INQ. 3=ACT.ENTRY 4=ISS. SERV. 5=DOC. INQ. 6=CASE INQ. 7=BACKWARD 8=FORWARD 9=PTY. ADDR. 10=REFRESH 11=HELP JU2FN (NSD#) JUSTICE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OCT 14, 2015(C1) INT6510 CIVIL CASE INTAKE OPT: _____ - INT GENERAL PARTY INQUIRY PAGE: 4 - 4 CASE NUM: 201442519__ PJN> __ TRANS NUM: _________ CURRENT COURT: 215 PUB? _ CASE TYPE: PERSONAL INJ (NON-AUTO) CASE STATUS: READY DOCKET STYLE: DE LA GARZA, ALFREDO (INDIVIDUALL VS TRIFECTA OILFIELD SERVICES LLC ============================================================================= **** ACTIVE PARTIES **** PJN PER/CONN COC BAR PERSON NAME PTY ASSOC. ATTY NUM NUMBER STAT _ 00002-0001 DEF 24072807 PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS (LP) HESTER, ALEXI _ 00001-0001 PLT 09147700 DE LA GARZA, ALFREDO (INDIVIDU HART, JOHN DA ==> (26) CONNECTION(S) FOUND 1=INACTIVE 2=ATY. INQ. 3=ACT.ENTRY 4=ISS. SERV. 5=DOC. INQ. 6=CASE INQ. 7=BACKWARD 8=FORWARD 9=PTY. ADDR. 10=REFRESH 11=HELP