Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. and Chesapeake Operating, Inc. v. Martha Rowan Hyder, Individually, and as Independent and Trustee Under the Will of Elton M. Hyder, Jr., and as Trustee Under the Elton M. Hyder Jr. Residuary Trust, and as Trustee of the Elton M. Hyder Jr. Marital Trust Brent Rowan Hy
FILED
14-0302
8/5/2015 2:45:03 PM
tex-6369975
SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
BLAKE A. HAWTHORNE, CLERK
No. 14-0302
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C.
AND CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC.,
Petitioners,
v.
MARTHA ROWAN HYDER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS
INDEPENDENT EXECUTRIX AND TRUSTEE UNDER THE WILL OF
ELTON M. HYDER, JR., DECEASED, AND AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE
ELTON M. HYDER JR. RESIDUARY TRUST, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE
ELTON M. HYDER JR. MARITAL TRUST, ET AL.,
Respondents.
On Petition for Review
from the Fourth Court of Appeals, San Antonio, Texas
Court of Appeals No. 04-12-00769-CV
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF ADDITIONAL COUNSEL OF RECORD
TO THE HONORABLE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS:
Please take notice that Deborah G. Hankinson and Rebecca Adams Cavner
of the law firm of Hankinson LLP have been retained by Petitioners Chesapeake
Exploration, L.L.C. and Chesapeake Operating, Inc., in the above-captioned
matter.
New appellate counsel’s contact information is as follows:
Deborah G. Hankinson
State Bar No. 00000020
dhankinson@hankinsonlaw.com
Rebecca Adams Cavner
State Bar No. 00874900
bcavner@hankinsonlaw.com
Hankinson LLP
750 North St. Paul St., Suite 1800
Dallas, Texas 75201
214.754.9190
214.754.9140 (fax)
Please note that Bart A. Rue, Matthew D. Stayton, and Joe Greenhill of the
law firm of Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP will remain as lead counsel for Petitioners
in this appeal.
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Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Deborah G. Hankinson
Bart A. Rue Deborah G. Hankinson
State Bar No. 17380500 State Bar No. 00000020
bart.rue@kellyhart.com dhankinson@hankinsonlaw.com
Matthew D. Stayton Rebecca Adams Cavner
State Bar No. 24033219 State Bar No. 00784900
matt.stayton@kellyhart.com bcavner@hankinsonlaw.com
Joe Greenhill Hankinson LLP
State Bar 24084523 750 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 1800
joe.greenhill@kellyhart.com Dallas, Texas 75201
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP Telephone: (214) 754-9190
201 Main Street, Suite 2500 Telecopier: (214) 754-9140
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Telephone: (817) 332-2500
Telecopier: (214) 878-9280 Counsel for Petitioners
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned certifies that a copy of the foregoing was served upon the
following persons via electronic service on this 5th day of August, 2015:
Michael A. Heidler Marie R. Yeates
mheidler@velaw.com myeates@velaw.com
Vinson & Elkins LLP Vinson & Elkins LLP
2801 Via Fortuna, Suite 100 1001 Fannin street, Suite 2500
Austin, Texas 78746 Houston, Texas 77002
Counsel for Amicus Curiae Counsel for Amicus Curiae
Texas Oil & Gas Association Texas Oil & Gas Association
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David J. Drez III Ken Slavin
david.drez@wickphillips.com kslavin@kempsmith.com
Jeffrey W. Helberg, Jr. Kemp Smith LLP
jeff.hellberg@wickphillips.com 221 North Kansas, Suite 1700
Jacob T. Fain El Paso, Texas 79901
jacob.fain@wickphillips.com Counsel for Amicus Curiae
Wick Phillips Gould & Martin, LLP The General Land Office
100 Throckmorton, Suite 500 Of the State of Texas
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Counsel for Respondents
Roger D. Townsend Dana Livingston
rtownsend@adjtlaw.com dlivingston@adjtlaw.com
Robert B. Dubose Alexander Dubose Jefferson
rdubose@adjtlaw.com & Townsend LLP
Alexander Dubose Jefferson 515 Congress Avenue, Suite 2350
& Townsend LLP Austin, Texas 78701
1844 Harvard Street Counsel for Amicus Curiae
Houston, Texas 77008 Wesley West Minerals, Ltd. and
Counsel for Amicus Curiae Longfellow Ranch Partners, LP
Wesley West Minerals, Ltd. and
Longfellow Ranch Partners LP
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Hon. Raul A. Gonzalez John B. McFarland
rgonzalezlaw@aol.com jmcfarland@gdhm.com
10511 River Plantation Dr. Graves, Dougherty, Hearon
Austin, Texas 78747 & Moody, P.C.
Counsel for Texas Land and 401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2200
Mineral Owners Association and Austin, Texas 78701
National Association of Royalty Counsel for Texas Land and
Owners-Texas, Inc. Mineral Owners Association and
National Association of Royalty
Owners-Texas, Inc.
/s/ Rebecca Adams Cavner
Rebecca Adams Cavner
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