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

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided November 6, 2015·No. 06-15-00044-CV·Published

Opinion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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