Nicholas Kreines, David P. Ryan, Liberty Mineral Partners LLC, Nak Resources INC., and CGR Oil and Gas, LLC v. ES3 Minerals, LLC

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided October 21, 2025·No. 15-25-00027-CV·Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 15-25-00027-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/21/2025 11:02 AM No. 15-25-00027-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR 10/21/2025 11:02:11 AM THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk AT AUSTIN, TEXAS

NICHOLAS KREINES, DAVID P. RYAN, LIBERTY MINERAL PARTNERS LLC, NAK RESOURCES INC., AND CGR OIL AND GAS, LLC,

Appellants,

V.

ES3 MINERALS, LLC,

Appellee.

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS AND FIRM AFFILIATION

Appellee ES3 Minerals, LLC gives notice of the change of address

and firm affiliation for Laine Weatherford.

Ms. Weatherford’s new firm and contact information are:

Laine Weatherford Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP 500 W. 5th Street Suite 1350 Austin, Texas 78701 Email: lweatherford@hunton.com Telephone: (512) 542-5054

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS AND FIRM AFFILIATION PAGE 1 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Laine Weatherford Ryan Clinton State Bar No. 24027934 rclinton@hunton.com Laine Weatherford State Bar No. 24131649 lweatherford@hunton.com HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP 500 West 5th Street, Suite 1350 Austin, Texas 78701 COUNSEL FOR ES3 MINERALS, LLC

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

This motion was served on counsel of record through the electronic

filing system on October 21, 2025.

/s/ Laine Weatherford Laine Weatherford

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS AND FIRM AFFILIATION PAGE 2 Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Cindy Baroody on behalf of Laine Schmelzer Bar No. 24131649 cbaroody@hunton.com Envelope ID: 107091329 Filing Code Description: Other Document Filing Description: Notice of Change of Address and Firm Affiliation - Laine Weatherford Status as of 10/21/2025 11:32 AM CST

Case Contacts

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Kaycie Martinez kcmartinez@dgclaw.com 10/21/2025 11:02:11 AM SENT

James F.Parker jparker@lglawfirm.com 10/21/2025 11:02:11 AM SENT

Gabrielle C.Smith gsmith@lglawfirm.com 10/21/2025 11:02:11 AM SENT

Sydney P.Sadler ssadler@lglawfirm.com 10/21/2025 11:02:11 AM SENT

Michael D.Marin mmarin@boulettegolden.com 10/21/2025 11:02:11 AM SENT

Tori B.Bell tori@boulettegolden.com 10/21/2025 11:02:11 AM SENT

Steven Garrett steven@boulettegolden.com 10/21/2025 11:02:11 AM SENT

Associated Case Party: ES3 Minerals, LLC

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Ryan Clinton rclinton@hunton.com 10/21/2025 11:02:11 AM SENT

Ryan Clinton rdclinton@dgclaw.com 10/21/2025 11:02:11 AM ERROR

Laine Weatherford Schmelzer lwschmelzer@dgclaw.com 10/21/2025 11:02:11 AM ERROR

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