Republic Petroleum LLC and Republic Petroleum Partners, LP v. Dynamic Offshore Resources NS LLC and W&T Offshore Inc.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 12, 2015
• Docket: 01-14-00370-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

ACCEPTED 01-14-00370-cv FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 2/12/2015 1:06:21 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

NO.Ol-14-00370-CV

FILED IN IN THE COURT OF APPEALS 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS2/12/2015 1:06:21 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk REPUBLIC PETROLEUM, L.L.C. AND REPUBLIC PETROLEUM PARTNERS, L.P. APPELLANTS

V.

DYNAMIC OFFSHORE RESOURCES NS, L.L.C. AND W&T OFFSHORE, INC. APPELLEES

On Appeal from the 270th Judicial District Court Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Brent Gamble presiding Trial Court Cause No. 2010-80561

APPELLEES/CROSS-APPELLANTS' JOINT OBJECTION TO MEDIATION

KENNETH H. LABORDE Texas State Bar No. 11786070 klaborde@glllaw.com DANIEL G. RAUH Louisiana State Bar No. 27280 (PHV) drauh@glllaw.com CHARLOTTE A. FIELDS Texas State Bar No. 24032175 cfields@glllaw.com Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, 1177 West Loop South, Suite 750 Houston, Texas 77027 Telephone: (832) 255-6000 Facsimile: (832) 255-6001

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEEI CROSS-APPELLANT DYNAMIC OFFSHORE RESOURCES NS, L.L.C.

-AND-

Bradley L. DeLuca Texas Bar No. 05653800 bdeluca@jdkglaw.com Brigid D. Ashcraft Texas Bar No. 09193167 bashcraft@jdkglaw.com JOHNSON DELuCA KURISKY & GOULD, P.C. 4 Houston Center 1221 Lamar, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77010 (713) 652-2525 - Telephone (713) 652-5130 - Facsimile

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEEI CROSS-APPELLANT W&T OFFSHORE INC., successor by merger of OFFSHORE SHELF

2 TO THE HONORABLE FIRST COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellees/Cross-Appellants Dynamic Offshore Resources NS, L.L.C. and

W&T Offshore, Inc. object to the referral to mediation of this case and file this

objection pursuant to TEX. Crv. PRAC. & REM. CODE § 154.022(b). A reasonable

basis exists to object to the referral as the case has been unsuccessfully mediated

on three prior occasions-April 27, 2011, January 8, 2013, and November 26,

2013. Appellees/Cross-Appellants Dynamic Offshore Resources NS, L.L.C. and

W&T Offshore, Inc. contend that a fourth mediation would not be productive and

would instead impose unnecessary additional expense on the parties.

For these reasons, Appellees/Cross-Appellants Dynamic Offshore Resources

NS, L.L.C. and W&T Offshore, Inc. respectfully request that their objection to the

Court's Referral to Mediation be sustained, and for any other relief to which they

may be justly entitled.

Texas State Bar No. 11786070 klaborde@glllaw.com DANIEL G. RAUH Louisiana State Bar No. 27280 (PHV) drauh@glllaw.com CHARLOTTE A. FIELDS Texas State Bar No. 24032175 cfields@glllaw.com Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, 1177 West Loop South, Suite 750

3 Houston. Texas 77027 Telephone: (832) 255-6000 Facsimile: (832) 255-6001

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE/ CROSS-APPELLANT DYNAMIC OFFSHORE RESOURCES NS, L.L.C.

bzH14Ui~ Bradley L. DeLu~ IMJ · Texas Bar No. 05653800 I ~A!f:-~ bdeluca@jdkglaw.com ~T/r- Brigid D. Ashcraft Texas Bar No. 09193167 bashcraft@jdkglaw.com JOHNSON DELuCA KURISKY & GOULD, P.C. 4 Houston Center 1221 Lamar, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77010 (713) 652-2525 - Telephone (713) 652-5130 - Facsimile

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE/ CROSS-APPELLANT W&T OFFSHORE INC., successor by merger of OFFSHORE SHELF

4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on the 1th day of February, 2015, a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was served on the following counsel of record via e-filing and e-mail in accordance with TEX. R. APP. P. 9.5(e).

K. B. Battaglini John G. Bissell Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard, L.L.P. 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 1200 Houston, Texas 77056 COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS REPUBLIC PETROLEUM, L.L.c. AND REPUBLIC PETROLEUM PARTNERS, L.P.

Bradley L. DeLuca Brigid D. Ashcraft Johnson, DeLuca, Kurisky & Gould, P.C. 4 Houston Center 1221 Lamar Street, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77010 COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE W&T OFFSHORE, INC.