Lone Star NGL Product Services LLC, (In Its Own Capacity and as Assignee) v. EagleClaw Midstream Ventures LLC and CR Permian Processing, LLC
Opinion
ACCEPTED 15-25-00003-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 9/29/2025 1:49 PM No. 15-25-00003-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 15th COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS AUSTIN, TEXAS 9/29/2025 1:49:11 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk LONE STAR NGL PRODUCT SERVICES, LLC (in its own capacity and as assignee), Plaintiff/Joint Petitioner,
v.
EAGLECLAW MIDSTREAM VENTURES LLC AND CR PERMIAN PROCESSING, LLC, Defendants/Joint Petitioners.
Petition for Permissive Interlocutory Appeal from the Texas Business Court, 11th Division Trial Court No. 24-BC11A-0004
JOINT STATUS REPORT
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT BECK REDDEN LLP Andrew Price Fields Alexander State Bar No. 24002791 State Bar No. 00783528 andrew.price@nortonrosefulbright.com falexander@beckredden.com Rafe A. Schaefer Thomas E. Ganucheau Abraham Chang Mary Kate Raffetto Timothy Shinn Parth S. Gejji 1550 Lamar St. Suite 2000 Garrett S. Brawley Houston, Texas 77010 Cassie Maneen (713) 651-5151 1221 McKinney St., Suite 4500 Houston, Texas 77010-2010 ALEXANDER DUBOSE & JEFFERSON (713) 951-3700 William J. Boyce State Bar No. 02760100 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS/ bboyce@adjtlaw.com JOINT PETITIONERS 1844 Harvard St. Houston, Texas 77008 (713) 523-2358
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF/ JOINT PETITIONER
On July 31, 2025, this Court issued its Opinion and Order. This Court noted
that while this appeal was pending, the Legislature passed House Bill 40, which
allows parties to agree to remove cases within the Business Court’s jurisdiction, even
in cases commenced before September 1, 2024. Opinion and Order at 1-2; see also
Tex. Gov’t Code § 25A.021.
This Court concluded that Section 8 of the act that created the Business Court
in 2023 (House Bill 19) is not a jurisdictional limitation when the parties agree to
remove a civil action that was commenced before September 1, 2024, and the case
otherwise meets the Business Court’s jurisdictional requirements. Opinion and
Order at 2. This Court abated this appeal and remanded to the Business Court with
instructions that the Business Court determine whether to grant permission to
proceed with this case pursuant to Texas Government Code § 25A.021 when it
became effective on September 1, 2025. Id. at 2, 6.
The Court also ordered the parties to file a status report informing the Court
of the status of the case and whether this appeal should be dismissed or reinstated
within 20 days of the Business Court’s determination. Id. at 6.
As a result, the parties file this joint status report.
On August 8, 2025, the case was transferred from Business Court
Division 11A to Division 11B for administrative purposes. Ex. A. The case below
was assigned as Cause No. 24-BC11B-0004. Id.
On August 20, 2025, the parties filed a joint letter requesting that the Business
Court modify, reverse, vacate, or replace the December 20, 2024 order remanding
the case back to Harris County District Court and instead allow the lawsuit to
proceed in Business Court pursuant to Texas Government Code § 25A.021. Ex. B.
On September 15, 2025, the Business Court granted the parties’ request to
proceed in Texas Business Court in light of § 25A.021. Ex. C.
In light of this Court’s Opinion and Order and the September 15, 2025
Business Court Order, the proper course would be to: (1) reinstate this appeal, and
(2) issue a judgment that vacates the December 20, 2024 order remanding the case
back to Harris County District Court and that remands this case back to the Business
Court for further proceedings. Such a disposition would allow this case to proceed
in the Business Court to ultimate conclusion.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF The Court should reinstate this appeal, and issue a judgment that vacates the
December 20, 2024 order remanding the case back to Harris County District Court
and that remands this case back to the Business Court for further proceedings.
Respectfully submitted,
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT BECK REDDEN LLP
By: /s/ Andrew Price (by permission) By: /s/ Fields Alexander Andrew Price Fields Alexander State Bar No. 24002791 State Bar No. 00783528 andrew.price@nortonrosefulbright.com falexander@beckredden.com Rafe A. Schaefer Thomas E. Ganucheau State Bar No. 24077700 State Bar No. 00784104 rafe.schaefer@nortonrosefulbright.com tganucheau@beckredden.com Abraham Chang Mary Kate Raffetto State Bar No. 24102827 State Bar No. 24098296 abraham.chang@nortonrosefulbright.com mkraffetto@beckredden.com Timothy Shinn Parth S. Gejji State Bar No. 24125409 State Bar No. 24087575 timothy.shinn@nortonrosefulbright.com pgejji@beckredden.com 1500 Lamar Ave. Suite 2000 Garrett S. Brawley Houston, TX 77010 State Bar No. 24095812 (713) 651-5151 gbrawley@beckredden.com Cassie Maneen ALEXANDER DUBOSE & JEFFERSON State Bar No. 24120989 William J. Boyce cmaneen@beckredden.com State Bar No. 02760100 1221 McKinney St., Suite 4500 bboyce@adjtlaw.com Houston, Texas 77010-2010 1844 Harvard St. (713) 951-3700 Houston, Texas 77008 (713) 951-3720 – Fax (713) 523-2358 ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS/ ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF/ JOINT PETITIONERS JOINT PETITIONER
Exhibit A
FILED IN BUSINESS COURT OF TEXAS BEVERLY CRUMLEY, CLERK ENTERED 8/8/2025
THE BUSINESS COURT OF TEXAS
LONE STAR NGL PRODUCT SERVICES, § LLC, (in its own capacity and as assignee), § § Plaintiff, § § v. § Cause No. 24-BC11A-0004 § EAGLECLAW MIDSTREAM VENTURES, § LLC and CR PERMIAN PROCESSING, § LLC, § § Defendants. §
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TRANSFER AND ABATEMENT ORDER ═══════════════════════════════════════ IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Business Court Clerk transfer the above-styled
cause from Business Court Division 11A to Business Court Division 11B, for administrative
purposes of the Court. The new cause number shall be 24-BC11B-0004. Pursuant to the
ruling of the 15th Court of Appeals in Lone Star NGL Prod. Servs., LLC v. EagleClaw
Midstream Ventures, LLC, et al., No. 15-25-00003-CV, this matter shall be abated pending
further order of the Court, or September 1, 2025, whichever shall first occur.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Business Court Clerk give notice of this Order
to each attorney of record and unrepresented party, if any, who have made an appearance.
HON. GRANT DORFMAN PRESIDING JUDGE, TEXAS BUSINESS COURT
DATED: August 8, 2025
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Exhibit B
E-filed in the Office of the Clerk for the Business Court of Texas 8/20/2025 1:33 PM A Accepted by: Alexis Jennings Case Number: 24-BC11B-0004 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT August 20, 2025 Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 1550 Lamar Street, Suite 2000 Via e-filing Houston, Texas 77010-4106 United States of America
Direct line +1713651 5141 The Honorable Grant Dorfman andrew .price@nortonrosefulbright.com Texas Business Court Eleventh Division Tel +1 713 651 5151 301 Fannin Street Fax +1 713 651 5246 Houston, TX 77002
Re : No. 24-BCl lB-0004, Lone Star NGL Product Services, LLC (in its own capacity and as assignee) v. EagleClaw Midstream Ventures, LLC and CR Permian Processing, LLC - Joint Letter Requesting Permission to Proceed in the Business Court Pursuant to Section 25A.021 of the Government Code
Dear Judge Dorfman:
Lone Star NGL Product Services, LLC, EagleClaw Midstream Ventures, LLC, and CR Permian Processing, LLC (collectively, the "Parties") jointly write regarding the July 31 , 2025 Opinion and Order from the Fifteenth Court of Appeals. Lone Star NGL Prod. Services LLC v. EagleClaw Midstream Ventures LLC, No. 15-25-00003-CV, 2025 WL 2318307 (Tex. App. [15th Dist.] July 31 , 2025).
The Parties respectfully request the Court modify, reverse, vacate, or replace the December 20, 2024 order remanding this case to the 61 st District Court. The parties ask that the Court allow this lawsuit to proceed in the Texas Business Court, pursuant to Section 25A.021.
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Respectfully submitted,
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