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04-14-00899-cv
FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
3/3/2015 12:45:59 PM
KEITH HOTTLE
CLERK
04-14-00899-CV FILED IN
4th COURT OF APPEALS
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
In the 3/3/2015 12:45:59 PM
KEITH E. HOTTLE
Fourth Court of Appeals Clerk
SITTING AT SAN ANTONIO
LETICIA ZEPEDA VASQUEZ, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of
Jose Abraham Vasquez, Jr.,
Appellants,
v.
LEGEND NATURAL GAS, LLC; LEWIS ENERGY GROUP, LP;
and LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC.,
Appellees
Appealed From the 81st District Court
La Salle County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 14-07-0019-CVL
APPELLANTS’ RESPONSE TO COURT’S ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE
1. On January 8, 2015, plaintiffs-appellants filed an amended
notice of appeal stating that they desire to appeal from the January 5, 2015,
final order.
2. Appellants’ opening brief was due to be filed on February 19,
2015.
3. As of the date of this response, appellants have not filed either
their opening brief or a motion for extension of time to file their opening
brief.
4. Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8, on February 27, 2015, the
Court ordered appellants to “show cause in writing within fifteen days of the
date of this order why this appeal should not be dismissed for want of
prosecution.” This response is filed within fifteen days of the Court’s order
to show cause.
5. Appellants’ first motion for extension of time to file their
opening brief is filed separately and contemporaneously herewith. The facts
and law stated in appellants’ first motion for extension of time show that the
Court should not dismiss this appeal for want of prosecution. In the interest
of judicial economy, those showings are respectfully incorporated herein by
reference instead of being repeated.
6. For the reasons stated in appellants’ first motion for extension
of time to file their opening brief, appellants pray the Court not to dismiss
their appeal for want of prosecution, and for such other and further relief, at
law or in equity, as to which they shall show themselves justly entitled.
Vasquez v. Rosetta Resources Operating, LP 2
Appellants’ Response to Court’s Order to Show Cause
Respectfully submitted,
By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Dorrell .
Jeffrey L. Dorrell
State Bar No. 00787386
jdorrell@hanszenlaporte.com
11767 Katy Freeway, Suite 850
Houston, Texas 77079
Telephone: 713-522-9444
FAX: 713-524-2580
ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANTS
Vasquez v. Rosetta Resources Operating, LP
Appellants’ Response to Court’s Order to Show Cause
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on 3-3 , 2015, a true and correct copy of the
foregoing was sent by:
Hand delivery
Certified mail
Telephonic document transfer
X E-service in accordance with TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5(b)
in accordance with TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5(c) to the following counsel of record:
Mr. William A. Abernethy
Donnell, Abernethy & Kieschnick, P.C.
555 N. Carancahua, Suite 1770
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
Telephone: 361-888-5551
FAX: 361-880-5618
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT ROSETTA RESOURCES
OPERATING, LP.
Mr. David L. Ortega
Naman Howell Smith & Lee, PLLC
1001 Reunion Place, Suite 600
San Antonio, Texas 78216
Telephone: 210-731-6300
FAX: 210-785-2953
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS LEWIS ENERGY GROUP, LP, and
LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC.
Mr. Christopher Lowrance
Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, L.L.P.
802 Carancahua, Suite 1300
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
Telephone: 361-884-8808
FAX: 361-884-7261
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS VIRTEX OPERATING CO., INC.,
and VIRTEX HOLDINGS, LLP
Vasquez v. Rosetta Resources Operating, LP 4
Appellants’ Response to Court’s Order to Show Cause
Mr. Isaac J. Huron
Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc.
McCombs Plaza, Suite 500
755 E. Mulberry Avenue
San Antonio, Texas 78213
Telephone: 210-822-6666
FAX: 210-822-1151
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS LEGEND NATURAL GAS III, LP,
and LEGEND NATURAL GAS, LLC
Mr. E. Michael Rodriguez
Atlas, Hall & Rodriguez, L.L.P.
P.O. Box 6369 (78523-6369)
50 W. Morrison Road, Suite A
Brownsville, Texas 78520
Telephone: 956-574-9333
FAX: 956-574-9337
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS
HOLDINGS, LLC, and ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS CO.
Mr. Jose E. Garcia
Garcia & Villareal
4311 N. McColl Road
McAllen, Texas 78504
Telephone: 956-630-0081
FAX: 956-630-3631
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT XTO ENERGY, INC.
/s/ Jeffrey L. Dorrell
JEFFREY L. DORRELL
Vasquez v. Rosetta Resources Operating, LP
Appellants’ Response to Court’s Order to Show Cause
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Laura Leticia Zepeda Vasquez, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Jose Abraham Vasquez,Jr. v. Legend Natural Gas III, LP Legend Natural Gas, LLC Lewis Energy Group, LP And Lewis Petro Properties, Inc
Combined Opinion