Eagle Oil & Gas CO. and Eagle Wes-Tex, L.P. v. Shale Exploration, LLC

Opinion

ACCEPTED 01-15-00888-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/20/2015 3:22:33 PM Appellate Docket Number: Ol-15-00888-CV CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK I!\ppcllatc Case Style: Eagle Oil & Gas Co. & Eagle Wes-Tcx, L.P.

I Vs. I Shale Exploration, LLC I ~----·-·-------------------------------------------------------j FILED IN l~·~~~£.::_~1ion Case No.: 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS ~---------------------------1 10/20/2015 3:22:33 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Amended/corrected statement: DOCKETING STATEMENT (Civil) Clerk Appellate Court: I st Court of Appeals (to be tiled in the coun of appeals upon perfection of appeal under TRAP 32)

, Y. Appellant H. Appellant Attorney(s) ' - - - - - - · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----------------------------1 [[] Person IZ] Organization (choose one) IZ] Lead Attorney I Or~ani/alion ~~amc: Eagle Oil & Gas Co. & Eagle Wes-Te:x, L!HJ First Name: Bruce i j First Name: Middle Name: W. Middle Name: Last Name: Bowman Last Name: Suffix: Jr.

Suffix: Law Firm Name: Godwin Lewis PC ProSe: 0 Address 1: Renaissance Tower Address 2: 1201 Elm Street, Suite 1700

City: Dallas

Stute: Texas Zip+4: 75270 Telephone: (214) 939-8679 ext. Fax: (214) 527-3104 Email: Bruce.Bowman@GodwinLewis.com

SBN: 02752000

I. Appellant U. Appellant Attorney(s) 1 1

1'-·.J Person ' D Organization (choose one) D Lead Attorney i II,.. II First Name: W. I' rrst '

L Address 2: ·-----------------------------------------------~--------------------------------------------~ 1201 Elm Street, Suite 1700

Page 1 of9 City: Dallas

State: Texas Zip+4: 75270

Telephone: (214) 939-4485 ext. htx: (214) 527-3239 Email: lra.Bowman@GodwinLewis.com

SBN: 24050316

I. Appellant II. Aptlellant Attorney(s) [] Person 0 Organization (choose one) 0 Lead Attorney First Name: Shawn First Name: Middle Name: M.

Middle Name: Last Name: McCaskill

r .asl '\ame: Suffix:

SuC!Ix: Law Firm Name: Godwin Lewis PC

ProSe: 0 Address 1: Renaissance Tower Address 2: 1201 Elm Street, Suite 1700

Stntc: Texas Zip+4: 75270 Telephone: (214) 939-8684 ext. Fax: (214) 527-3165 ; Email: Shawn.McCaskiii@GodwinLewis.com

I SBN: 24007633 ~--------------------------------------------------------------1 I. Appellant II. Appellant Attorney(s)

0 Person 0 Organization (choose one) D Lead Attorney

First Name: Elaine First Name: Middle Name: A. Middle Name: Last Name: Carlson

La~t Name: SuCfix:

SuiTix: La-vv Firm Name:

Pre Sc: 0 Address 1: 15 Chesnut Hill Court I Address 2: City: The Woodlands

Stale: Texas Zip+4: 77380 Telephone: (713) 646-1870 ext. Fax: Emai I: elainecarlson@comcast.net ' I

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I m. Appellee IV. Appellee Attorney(s) r~---·--~~---------------------+--- D Person IZ]Organization (choose one) IZJ Lead Attorney

1 Organization Name: Shale Exploration. LLC First Name: Matthew ' ---L--·-----------------------~

Page 2 of 9 First Name: IMiddle Name: R.

Middle Name: Last Name: Pearson Last Name: Suffix: Surfix: Lm" Firm Name: Gravely & Pearson, LLP Pro Sc: Q I Address " I·. 425 Soledad, Suite 600

Address 2:

City: San Antonio Stale: Texas Zip+4: 78205 Telephone: (210) 472-1111 ext. Fax: Email: MPearson@gplawfirm.com SBN: 00788173

Page 3 of9 V. Perfection Of Appeal And Jurisdiction

Nature of Case (Subject matter or type of case): Contract

Date order orjudgmcnt signed: 7/21/15 and 9/29/15 Type ofjudgmcnt: Jury Trial

Dat·c notice of appeal !]led in trial court: October 16,2015 Ir n,ai led to the trial court clerk. cdso give the date mailed: October 16. 20 l5

Interlocutory appeal or appealable order: DYes lZl No If yes. please specify statutory or other basis on which interlocutory order is appealable (Sec TRAP 28):

Accelerated appeal (See TRAP 28): D Yes lZ] No If yes. please spccily statutory or other basis on which appeal is accelerated:

i'arcnta! Termination or Child Protection? (Sec TRAP 28.4): []Yes f~No

Pemtissi,c? (Sec TRAP 28.3): DYes lZJ No l C: cs. please specify statutory or other basis for such status:

Agreed? (Sec TRAP 28.2): DYes lZ] No If yes. please specify statutory or other basis for such status:

Appeal should receive precedence, preference, or priority under statute or rule: DYes lZ] No

! r y~s. please spccily statutory or other basis for such status:

])('CS this case involve an amount under $100.000? D Yes [Z]No Judgment or order disposes of all parties and issues: IS! Yes []No Appeal ti·om final judgment: IZJ Yes D No Docs the appeal involve the constitutionality or the validity of a statute, rule, or ordinance? D Y cs IZJNo

VI. Actions Extending Time To Perfect AppeaR

.rv!otion lor New Trial: IZJ Yes D No lfycs, date tiled: 8/19/15 and 10/16/15

!\lotion to Modify Judgment: IZJYcs DNo Ifycs. date filed: 8/19/15 and 10/16/15 Request Jix Findings of Fact DYes lZJ No lfycs, dale liled: and Conclusions of Law: Vlocion to Reinstate: DYes lZJ No If yes, date filed:

Motion under TRCP 306a: 0 Yes lZJ No If yes, date liicd:

Other: DYes lZJ No rr other. please specify:

VI I. lndigency Of Party: (Attach file-stamped copy of affidavit, and extension motion if filed.) ---·------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~ .'\ITiJm it Jilcd in trial court: DYes D No Ifycs. date tiled:

Contcsl lilcd in trial court: DYes IZJ No If yes, date lilcd:

Date ruling on contest due:

Ruling on contest: D Sustained D Overruled Date of ruling:

Page 4 of 9 V In. Bankruptcy

lias any party to the court's judgment filed I(Jr protection in bankruptcy \\'hich might alkctthis appeal? DYes ~No lfycs. please attach a copy of the petition.

Date bankruptcy filed: Bankruptcy Case Number:

IX. Tt·ial Court And Record

Court: 152 Judicial District Court Clerk's Record: Countv: Harris County, Texas ' I - Trial Court Clerk: ~District D County i Tria~ Court Docket :\'umber (Cause No.): 2012-25694 Was cle1·k's record requested? ~ Yes D No I lfycs. date requested: October 16,2015 !'rial Judge (\Yho tried or disposed ot"casc): lfno. date it will be requested: First Name: Robert Were payment arrangements made with clerk? Middle Name: ~Yes 0No 0Indigent Last Name: Schaffer (Note: No request required under TRAP 34.5(a),(b))

: i\ddress I: Harris County Civil Courthouse i i /\ddrcss 2 : 201 Caroline, lith Floor 1 1c··11; : If- ouston I Stale: Texas Zip+ 4: 77002 Telephone: (713) 368-6040 ext.

Fax: (713) 368-6801 Email:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~ Reporter's or Recorder's Record:

l s there a reporter's record? ~Yes D No Was reporter's record requested? ~Yes 0No

Was there a reporter's record eleeironically recorded? ~Yes D No

lfycs. date requested: October 16,2015

lfno, date it will be requested: Were payment arrangements made with the court reporter/court recorder? ~Yes 0 No 0Indigcnt

Page 5 of9 ~ Court Reporter 0 Court Recorder ~ Otlicial 0 Substitute

First Name: Cynthia Middle Name: La;;t Name: Montalvo Sunix: Address I: Harris County Civil Courthouse Address 2: 20 I Caroline. lith Floor City: Houston State: Texas Zip+ 4: 77002

1 Tckphonc: (7l3)368-6037 ext. ! i Fax: ILm~1il: ~ lx. Supersedeas Bond

~1crscdcas bond lilcd:0Yes IZJ No Ifycs. date tiled:

Will file: IZJ Yes 0 No

XL Extraordinary Relief

I Will you request extraordinary rclief(e.g. temporary or ancil:ary relief) from this Court? 0 Yes IZJ No 1 ~ryes, bricny state the basis ror your request: I I XH. Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation (Complete section if filing in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, ~or 14th Court of Appeal) IShould this appeal be referred to mediation? D Yes IZJ No J lfn:1. pkasc specily·:The case has been through mediation. ! lias the case been through an ADR procedure? iZ]Y es 0 No i [ r \ CS. \I ho \Vas the mediator? AI ice Oliver-Parrott I - I \\'hat type or /\DR procedure? mediation iAt 1vhat stage did the case go through ADR? 0 Pre-Trial IZJ Post-Trial D Other II r other, please specify:

I Type or case? Contract Give a brief description of the issue to be raised on appeaL the relief sought. and the applicable standard tclr review. if known (without I prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relic!): [ No damages f(x misappropriation of trade secrets were awarded by the jury, legally and factually insuftlcient evidence to support damages awarded.

!1 !ow 11 as the case disposed of'? Trial Summary of relief granted. including amount of money judgment, and if any. damages awarded. $14.300.000 in damages, and $4,500,000 in exemplary damages If money judgment, what was the amount? Actual damages: $14,300,000.00 ~nitivc (or similar) damages: $4,500,000.00

Page 6 of9 ,-------------------------------------·-----------------------------------------------------------------, Attorney's fees (trial): $0.00

Attorney's lees (appellate): $0.00

Other: $1,426,082.00 If other. please spcci fy: prejudgment interest

! Will you challenge this Court's jurisdiction? DYes ~No I Docs judgment have language th::;t one or more parties "take nothing"') ~ Y cs D No

Do·~sjudgmcnt have a Mother llubbard clause? ~Yes D No

Other basis for linality? Rate the complexity of the case (usc I fix least and 5 f()r most complex): D I D 2 D 3 D 4 IZJ5 Please make my ans\vcr to the preceding questions known to other parties in this case. ~Yes D No Can the parties agree on an appellate mediator? DYes D No I r: cs. please give name. address. telephone. fax and email address: N~tllC Address Telephone Fax Email

J.anguagcs other than English in which the mediator should be proficient: Name of person filing out mediation section of docketing statement:

XIII. Related Matters

I List any pending or past related appeals before this or any other Texas appellate court by court. docket number. and style. ! I 1 Docket Number: Trial Court:

Style:

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Page 7 of 9 /XIV" L Pro Bono Program: (Complete section if filing in the lst, 3nl, 5th, or 14th Courts of Appeals) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __, /The Courts of Appeals listed abo,·c, in conjunction with the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section Pro Bono Committee and local Bar Associations. are conducting a program to place a limited number of civil appeals with appellate counsel who will represent the appellant in the appeal before this Court.

The Pro Bono Committee is solely responsible lor screening and selecting the civil cases tor inclusion in the Program based upon a number of discretionary criteria. including the financial means ofthe appellant or appellee. If a case is selected by the Committee. and can be matched with appellate counsel. that counsel will take over representation of the appellant or appellee without charging legal fees. More information ccgarding this program can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet available in paper form at the Clerk's Office or on the Internet at '-"'' w.tcx-app.org. If your case is selected and matched with a vuluntccr la\\ycr. you will receive a letter fi·om the Pro Bono Committee within thir:.y (30) to forty-five (45) days after submitting this Docketing Statement. ~otc: there is no guarantee that if you submit your case for possible inclusion in the Pro Bono Program, the Pro Bono Committee will select ) our case and that pro bono counsel can be found to represent you. Accordingly. you should not forego seeking other counsel to represent you in this proceeding. By signing your name below. you arc authorizing the Pro Bono committee to transmit publicly available facts and inl(>rmation about your case, including parties and background, through selected Internet sites and Listscrv to its pool ofvoluntecr appellate attorneys. Do you want this case to be considered f(Jr inclusion in the Pro Bono Program? D Yes [;g] No Do you authorize the Pro Bono Committee to contact your trial counsel of record in this matter to answer questions the committee may have rcgmding the appeal? D Yes cgj No

Please note that any such conversations would be maintained as confidcntiul by the Pro Bono Committee and the information used solely for I the purposes or considering the case for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program. I r: ou have not pre,'iously lilcd an at1idavit or lndigcney and uttuchcd a tile-stamped copy or that atlidavit, docs your income exceed 200% of the U.S. Department of Health and lluman Services Fcdcrul Povc11y Guidelines? DYes D No

These guidelines can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet as well us on the internet at

Date: October 20, 2015

Printed Name: Shawn M. McCaskill State Bar No.: 24007633

Flcctronic Signature: Shawn M. McCaskill ((lptional)

L----------·----·-------·-------------rP;:::a=g-=-e-;:;8-::o:-:cf-;:;9------------------------___J XV H. Certificate of Service

The undersigned counsel certifies that this docketing statement has been served on the following lead counsel for all parties to the trial court's order or judgment as lollmvs on October 20,2015

S ignaturc of counsel (or pro sc party) Electronic Signature: Shawn M. McCaskill (Optional)

State Bar No.: 24007633

Ccrli !I calc of Service Requirements (TRAP 9.5( c)): A certificate of sen icc must be signed by the person who made the scrvic·c and must state: (I) the date and manner of service; (2) the name and address of each person served. and (3) ifthc person served is a party's attorney. the name of the party represented by that attorney

Plca~c enter the following lor each person served:

IDate Sen cd: I October 16, 20 15

iv1anncr Served: eServed

First Name: Matthe\v

Middle Name: R.

Last Name: Pearson Suflix:

Law Firm Name: Gravely & Pearson, LLP

Address I: 425 Soledad, Suite 600 ;\ cid:-cs~; 2:

Ci1.y: San Antonio State Texas Zip+4: 78205 Telephone: (210) 472-1111 ext. Fax: (210) 472-1110

Email: MPcarson@gplawfirm.com

[f/ltlnrncy. Representing Pariy's Name: Shale Exploration. LLC

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