In Re Baywater Drilling, LLC v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: November 21, 2023
• Docket: 01-22-00938-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued November 21, 2023

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-22-00938-CV ——————————— IN RE BAYWATER DRILLING, LLC, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On July 13, 2023, real parties in interest, Paula Crofford, Individually, and

as Personal Representative of the Estate of Anthony Crofford, and Hunter Crofford

and Julianna Crofford, filed a letter advising the Court that the parties had reached

a tentative settlement and were finalizing settlement documents.1 On October 26,

1 The underlying case is Paul Crofford, Individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Anthony Crofford, Hunter Crofford, and Julianna Crofford v. Baywater Drilling, LLC and Hilcorp Energy Company, cause number 2023, relator, Baywater Drilling, LLC, filed an unopposed motion to dismiss the

petition for writ of mandamus and the motion to stay.

We grant relator’s motion and dismiss the petition for writ of mandamus.

All pending motions, including the motion for an emergency stay, are dismissed as

moot.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Kelly, Landau, and Farris.

2021-11752, pending in the 80th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Jeralyn Manor presiding. 2