Ryan Lopez v. Ensign U.S. Southern Drilling, LLC, and Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas, LLC D/B/A Plains Exploration & Production Company

Opinion

ACCEPTED 14-15-00872-CV FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/23/2015 5:40:44 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

No. 14-15-00872-CV FILED IN 14th COURT OF APPEALS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR THE FOURTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS10/23/2015 5:40:44 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk

Ryan Lopez, appellant v. Ensign U.S. Southern Drilling, LLC, and Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas, LLC d/b/a Plains Exploration & Production Company, appellees

On Appeal from the 281st District Court Harris County, Texas Tr. Ct. No. 2014-21405

NOTICE OF DESIGNATION OF COUNSEL

TO THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS:

Appellant, Ryan Lopez, files this notice of designation of

counsel pursuant to Rule 6.1(c) of the Texas Rule of Appellate

Procedure. Timothy A. Hootman will be counsel on appeal by Mr.

Lopez.

1 Respectfully submitted,

/s/Timothy A. Hootman Timothy A. Hootman SBN 09965450 2402 Pease St Houston, TX 77003 713.247.9548 713.583.9523 (f) Email: thootman2000@yahoo.com ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT, RYAN LOPEZ

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, in accordance with Rule 9.5 of the Texas Rules

of Appellate Procedure, I have served the forgoing document upon the

following attorneys by electronic service:

Robert L. Buford 440 Louisiana, Ste 900 Houston, TX 77002

Walter Joseph Gallant Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP 24 Greenway Plaza Houston, TX 77046

Dated: October 23, 2015.

/s/Timothy A. Hootman_____ Timothy A. Hootman