Anna Maria Salinas Saenz v. Thorp Petroleum Corp.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Anna Maria Salinas Saenz v. Thorp Petroleum Corp.

DecidedJanuary 9, 2015

Docket04-14-00527-CV

StatusPublished

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ACCEPTED 04-14-00527-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 1/9/2015 11:23:08 AM KEITH HOTTLE CLERK

No. 04-14-00527-CV

Court of Appeals, Fourth District FILED IN 4th COURT OF APPEALS San Antonio, Texas SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 01/9/2015 11:23:08 AM KEITH E. HOTTLE Anna Maria Salinas Saenz, et al. Clerk Appellants

vs.

Thorp Petroleum Corp., et al. Appellees

Appeal from the 229th Judicial District Court Starr County, Texas No. DC-04-120

FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF OF APPELLEES

J. Joseph Vale (jvale@atlashall.com) State Bar No. 24084003 O.C. Hamilton, Jr. (och@atlashall.com) State Bar No. 08847000 ATLAS, HALL & RODRIGUEZ, LLP 818 Pecan/P.O. Box 3725 McAllen, Texas 78501 (956) 682-5501 (phone) (956) 686-6109 (facsimile)

Attorneys for Appellees Rosalinda Salinas Balderas; Fausto Salinas; Elda Salinas Ponce; D-Fox, Ltd.; Elodia Salinas; Linda Mandes; Veronica Casas Campbell; and Cynthia M. Villarreal, f/k/a Cindy Casas Reyna.

January 9, 2015 TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

The Balderas defendants 1 file this First Unopposed Motion for Extension of

Time to File Brief of Appellees, which seeks an additional thirty (30) days for the

Balderas defendants to file their appellate brief. The current deadline is Friday,

January 16, 2015. Because a thirty-day extension would make the brief due on a

weekend, the Balderas defendants are requesting that the Court extend the Balderas

defendants’ time to file their Brief of Appellees until and including Monday,

February 16, 2015. The Balderas defendants would respectfully show the

following:

I. Background

After the Court granted the appellants two thirty-day extensions, the

appellants timely filed their Brief of Appellants on December 17, 2014. As a

result, the Brief of Appellees is currently due on Friday, January 16, 2015.

II. Reason for Extension

The Balderas defendants’ appellate counsel has several unavoidable

conflicts which have required significant work between the date of the filing of the

Brief of Appellant and the current due date for the Brief of Appellee. Some of

those conflicts include the following:

1 Rosalinda Salinas Balderas; Fausto Salinas; Elda Salinas Ponce; D-Fox, Ltd.; Elodia Salinas; Linda Mandes; Veronica Casas Campbell; and Cynthia M. Villarreal, f/k/a Cindy Casas Reyna. 2 • Brief of Appellee due on January 5, 2015 in Garcia v. Garcia, No. 04-14- 00561-CV, Court of Appeals for the Fourth District, San Antonio, Texas. Filed December 22, 2014.

• Prepare for oral argument on January 20, 2015 in Gonzalez v. Pena, No. 04- 14-00048-CV, Court of Appeals for the Fourth District, San Antonio, Texas.

• Brief of Appellant due on January 19, 2015 in In re Estate of Pursley, No. 13-14-00667-CV, Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth District, Corpus Christi, Texas. An extension is also being requested in this appeal.

III. Request for Extension

Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) and 38.6(d), the

Balderas defendants seek an extension of thirty (30) days in which to file their

brief. Since such an extension would result in the brief being due on a weekend,

the Balderas defendants request that the Court extend the briefing deadline to

February 16, 2015. An extension of time for filing the brief is sought so that

justice may be done in the disposition of this appeal, not for the purpose of delay.

IV. Certificate of Conference

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.1(a)(5), counsel for the

Balderas defendants, J. Joseph Vale, conferred with David George, counsel for the

appellants. Mr. George stated that he does not oppose the requested extension of

time in which to file the Brief of Appellees.

3 V. Conclusion and Request for Relief

The Balderas defendants pray that the Court grant this Motion for Extension

of Time and extend the time for the Balderas defendants to file their Brief of

Appellees until and including February 16, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ J. Joseph Vale J. Joseph Vale State Bar No. 24084003 jvale@atlashall.com O.C. Hamilton, Jr. State Bar No. 08847000 och@atlashall.com ATLAS, HALL & RODRIGUEZ, LLP 818 Pecan/P.O. Box 3725 McAllen, Texas 78501 (956) 682-5501 (phone) (956) 686-6109 (facsimile)

4 Certificate of Service

I certify that the foregoing document was electronically filed with the Clerk

of the Court using the electronic case filing system of the Court. I also certify that

a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served on all counsel of record on

January 9, 2015, as follows:

Recipient: Attorney for: Served by: David George Plaintiffs/appellants Electronically if (dgeorge@connellybaker.com) Anna Maria Salinas available, or by CONNELLY BAKER WOTRING LLP Saenz; Joel Saenz; facsimile 700 JPMorgan Chase Tower Hermelinda 600 Travis Street Benavides; Leoncio Houston, Texas 77002 Salinas; Romulo Fax: 713-980-1701 Benavides III; Reynaldo Garcia; and Simon Ramon, Jr.; Gumecinda Ramon; Roger S. Braugh, Jr. Jacinto A. Garcia, (rbraugh@swbtrial.com) Sr.; Diana E. Conde; SICO, WHITE, HOELSCHER, HARRIS & Minerva Castillo; BRAUGH, LLP Josue Garcia; Blanca 900 Frost Bank Plaza Estella Garza; 802 N. Carancahua, Suite 900 Aroldo Garcia; Mary Corpus Christi, Texas 78470 Elisa Garcia, Leticia Fax: 361-653-3333 Garcia-de La Paz, and Lizette A. and Garcia, individually and as heirs and John T. Flood representatives of the (john@floodandflood.com) Estate of Guillermo FLOOD & FLOOD Garcia, Jr., deceased; 802 N. Carancahua, Suite 900 Aurora Garcia Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Martinez; Aida Fax: 361-654-8879 Martinez; Francisco Martinez; Luisa M. Ruiz; Josue Eliab 5 Garcia, Sr.; Thelma Benavides Aguilar; and Irma Benavides Cerda Juan J. Hinojosa Defendant/appellee Electronically if (jjhinojosa@bizrgv.rr.com) Arturo Salinas available, or by 612 W. Nolana Loop, Ste. 410 facsimile McAllen, Texas 78504 Fax: 956-686-8462 C. Frank Wood (fwood@swjz.com) Defendants/appellees Electronically if SANCHEZ, WHITTINGTON, ZABARTE & Ruben Garcia; Joel available, or by WOOD, LLC Garcia, Sr.; Estela facsimile 3505 Boca Chica Blvd., Ste. 100 Garcia Espinoza; Brownsville, Texas 78521 Omero Garcia, Jr.; Fax: 956-546-3765 Anabelle Garcia Saldivar; Anelita Garcia Falcon; Ramiro S. Garcia; Maria Ella Garcia; Abel Garcia; Martin Garcia; Eduardo Garcia; Alfonso Garcia, Jr.; Inez Garcia Ramirez; Irene Garcia Rodriguez; Dora Elia Salinas Kochich; Alicia Minerva Salinas Cantu; Eustacio Flores; Eloy Garcia, Jr.; Graciela G. Gonzalez; Manuel Garcia; Rosa Anna Garcia; Orfalina Garcia; Oscar Daniel Garcia; Hilda Irma G. Romo; Rosa Anna S. Solis; Emma Salinas; 6 Maria Guadalupe S. Garza; Arturo Salinas; Irene Salinas Flores; Juan Manuel Salinas, Jr.; Victoria Salinas; and Sergio Ramon Salinas Jose Luis Flores Defendants/appellees Electronically if (joe@jlfloreslawfirm.com) Eleodora Salinas Del available, or by LAW OFFICE OF JOSE LUIS FLORES Real; Dalia Salinas; facsimile 1111 W. Nolana and Jose Manuel McAllen, Texas 78504 Flores Fax: 956-682-3838 Daniel T. Robles (noemi@dan- Defendant/appellee Electronically if robles.com) Oscar Garcia, Jr. available, or by SOLIS & ROBLES, L.L.C. facsimile Westoria Bldg., 1st Floor 420 S. “F” Street Harlingen, TX 78550 Fax: 956-444-0217

Lee S. Gill (gill@jonesgill.com) Defendants/appellees Electronically if JONES GILL, L.L.P.

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ACCEPTED 04-14-00527-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 1/9/2015 11:23:08 AM KEITH HOTTLE CLERK

No. 04-14-00527-CV

Court of Appeals, Fourth District FILED IN 4th COURT OF APPEALS San Antonio, Texas SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 01/9/2015 11:23:08 AM KEITH E. HOTTLE Anna Maria Salinas Saenz, et al. Clerk Appellants

vs.

Thorp Petroleum Corp., et al. Appellees

Appeal from the 229th Judicial District Court Starr County, Texas No. DC-04-120

FIRST UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE BRIEF OF APPELLEES

J. Joseph Vale (jvale@atlashall.com) State Bar No. 24084003 O.C. Hamilton, Jr. (och@atlashall.com) State Bar No. 08847000 ATLAS, HALL & RODRIGUEZ, LLP 818 Pecan/P.O. Box 3725 McAllen, Texas 78501 (956) 682-5501 (phone) (956) 686-6109 (facsimile)

Attorneys for Appellees Rosalinda Salinas Balderas; Fausto Salinas; Elda Salinas Ponce; D-Fox, Ltd.; Elodia Salinas; Linda Mandes; Veronica Casas Campbell; and Cynthia M. Villarreal, f/k/a Cindy Casas Reyna.

January 9, 2015 TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

The Balderas defendants 1 file this First Unopposed Motion for Extension of

Time to File Brief of Appellees, which seeks an additional thirty (30) days for the

Balderas defendants to file their appellate brief. The current deadline is Friday,

January 16, 2015. Because a thirty-day extension would make the brief due on a

weekend, the Balderas defendants are requesting that the Court extend the Balderas

defendants’ time to file their Brief of Appellees until and including Monday,

February 16, 2015. The Balderas defendants would respectfully show the

following:

I. Background

After the Court granted the appellants two thirty-day extensions, the

appellants timely filed their Brief of Appellants on December 17, 2014. As a

result, the Brief of Appellees is currently due on Friday, January 16, 2015.

II. Reason for Extension

The Balderas defendants’ appellate counsel has several unavoidable

conflicts which have required significant work between the date of the filing of the

Brief of Appellant and the current due date for the Brief of Appellee. Some of

those conflicts include the following:

1 Rosalinda Salinas Balderas; Fausto Salinas; Elda Salinas Ponce; D-Fox, Ltd.; Elodia Salinas; Linda Mandes; Veronica Casas Campbell; and Cynthia M. Villarreal, f/k/a Cindy Casas Reyna. 2 • Brief of Appellee due on January 5, 2015 in Garcia v. Garcia, No. 04-14- 00561-CV, Court of Appeals for the Fourth District, San Antonio, Texas. Filed December 22, 2014.

• Prepare for oral argument on January 20, 2015 in Gonzalez v. Pena, No. 04- 14-00048-CV, Court of Appeals for the Fourth District, San Antonio, Texas.

• Brief of Appellant due on January 19, 2015 in In re Estate of Pursley, No. 13-14-00667-CV, Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth District, Corpus Christi, Texas. An extension is also being requested in this appeal.

III. Request for Extension

Pursuant to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 10.5(b) and 38.6(d), the

Balderas defendants seek an extension of thirty (30) days in which to file their

brief. Since such an extension would result in the brief being due on a weekend,

the Balderas defendants request that the Court extend the briefing deadline to

February 16, 2015. An extension of time for filing the brief is sought so that

justice may be done in the disposition of this appeal, not for the purpose of delay.

IV. Certificate of Conference

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 10.1(a)(5), counsel for the

Balderas defendants, J. Joseph Vale, conferred with David George, counsel for the

appellants. Mr. George stated that he does not oppose the requested extension of

time in which to file the Brief of Appellees.

3 V. Conclusion and Request for Relief

The Balderas defendants pray that the Court grant this Motion for Extension

of Time and extend the time for the Balderas defendants to file their Brief of

Appellees until and including February 16, 2015.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ J. Joseph Vale J. Joseph Vale State Bar No. 24084003 jvale@atlashall.com O.C. Hamilton, Jr. State Bar No. 08847000 och@atlashall.com ATLAS, HALL & RODRIGUEZ, LLP 818 Pecan/P.O. Box 3725 McAllen, Texas 78501 (956) 682-5501 (phone) (956) 686-6109 (facsimile)

4 Certificate of Service

I certify that the foregoing document was electronically filed with the Clerk

of the Court using the electronic case filing system of the Court. I also certify that

a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served on all counsel of record on

January 9, 2015, as follows:

Recipient: Attorney for: Served by: David George Plaintiffs/appellants Electronically if (dgeorge@connellybaker.com) Anna Maria Salinas available, or by CONNELLY BAKER WOTRING LLP Saenz; Joel Saenz; facsimile 700 JPMorgan Chase Tower Hermelinda 600 Travis Street Benavides; Leoncio Houston, Texas 77002 Salinas; Romulo Fax: 713-980-1701 Benavides III; Reynaldo Garcia; and Simon Ramon, Jr.; Gumecinda Ramon; Roger S. Braugh, Jr. Jacinto A. Garcia, (rbraugh@swbtrial.com) Sr.; Diana E. Conde; SICO, WHITE, HOELSCHER, HARRIS & Minerva Castillo; BRAUGH, LLP Josue Garcia; Blanca 900 Frost Bank Plaza Estella Garza; 802 N. Carancahua, Suite 900 Aroldo Garcia; Mary Corpus Christi, Texas 78470 Elisa Garcia, Leticia Fax: 361-653-3333 Garcia-de La Paz, and Lizette A. and Garcia, individually and as heirs and John T. Flood representatives of the (john@floodandflood.com) Estate of Guillermo FLOOD & FLOOD Garcia, Jr., deceased; 802 N. Carancahua, Suite 900 Aurora Garcia Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Martinez; Aida Fax: 361-654-8879 Martinez; Francisco Martinez; Luisa M. Ruiz; Josue Eliab 5 Garcia, Sr.; Thelma Benavides Aguilar; and Irma Benavides Cerda Juan J. Hinojosa Defendant/appellee Electronically if (jjhinojosa@bizrgv.rr.com) Arturo Salinas available, or by 612 W. Nolana Loop, Ste. 410 facsimile McAllen, Texas 78504 Fax: 956-686-8462 C. Frank Wood (fwood@swjz.com) Defendants/appellees Electronically if SANCHEZ, WHITTINGTON, ZABARTE & Ruben Garcia; Joel available, or by WOOD, LLC Garcia, Sr.; Estela facsimile 3505 Boca Chica Blvd., Ste. 100 Garcia Espinoza; Brownsville, Texas 78521 Omero Garcia, Jr.; Fax: 956-546-3765 Anabelle Garcia Saldivar; Anelita Garcia Falcon; Ramiro S. Garcia; Maria Ella Garcia; Abel Garcia; Martin Garcia; Eduardo Garcia; Alfonso Garcia, Jr.; Inez Garcia Ramirez; Irene Garcia Rodriguez; Dora Elia Salinas Kochich; Alicia Minerva Salinas Cantu; Eustacio Flores; Eloy Garcia, Jr.; Graciela G. Gonzalez; Manuel Garcia; Rosa Anna Garcia; Orfalina Garcia; Oscar Daniel Garcia; Hilda Irma G. Romo; Rosa Anna S. Solis; Emma Salinas; 6 Maria Guadalupe S. Garza; Arturo Salinas; Irene Salinas Flores; Juan Manuel Salinas, Jr.; Victoria Salinas; and Sergio Ramon Salinas Jose Luis Flores Defendants/appellees Electronically if (joe@jlfloreslawfirm.com) Eleodora Salinas Del available, or by LAW OFFICE OF JOSE LUIS FLORES Real; Dalia Salinas; facsimile 1111 W. Nolana and Jose Manuel McAllen, Texas 78504 Flores Fax: 956-682-3838 Daniel T. Robles (noemi@dan- Defendant/appellee Electronically if robles.com) Oscar Garcia, Jr. available, or by SOLIS & ROBLES, L.L.C. facsimile Westoria Bldg., 1st Floor 420 S. “F” Street Harlingen, TX 78550 Fax: 956-444-0217

Lee S. Gill (gill@jonesgill.com) Defendants/appellees Electronically if JONES GILL, L.L.P. Thorp Petroleum available, or by 6363 Woodway, Suite 1100 Corporation; Stanco facsimile Houston, Texas 77057 Land Management, Fax: 713-651-0716 LLC; Meredith Land & Minerals, Co.; El Paso Production Company; El Paso E&P Company, LP; el Paso Exploration & Production Management, Inc.; and El Paso Exploration & Production Mark Hanna (mhanna@scottdoug.com) Defendant/appellee Electronically if SCOTT, DOUGLASS & MCCONNICO, Smith Production available, or by LLP Inc. facsimile 7 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 1500 Austin, Texas 78701 Fax: 512-474-0731 Ricardo L. Salinas Defendant/appellee Electronically if (rsalinaslaw@yahoo.com) Ricardo Salinas available, or by SALINAS/FLORES facsimile 2011 N. Conway Mission, Texas 78572 Fax: 956-580-9688 Rene A. Flores Defendants/appellees Electronically if (rene.flores@yahoo.com) Alida Salinas available, or by THE LAW OFFICE OF RENE A. FLORES Hernandez, Arnaldo certified mail 2724 W. Canton Road Salinas, Alma Edinburg, Texas 78539 Salinas Munoz, Adelaida Salinas, Aida Salinas Flores, Guadalupe Salinas, Maria Ester Salinas Cantu, and Maria del Carmen Zamora Rolando Cantu Defendant/appellee Facsimile ROLANDO CANTU & ASSOCIATES, Alicia Salinas P.L.L.C. 9805 N. 10th Street McAllen, Texas 78504 Fax: 956-687-6125

/s/ J. Joseph Vale J. Joseph Vale

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