Samson Lone Star Limited Partnership, N/K/A Samson Lone Star, L.L.C. v. Charles G. Hooks, III, Individually and as Independent of the Estate of Charles G. Hooks, Jr., as Trustee of the Scott Ira McKeever Trust and the David Wayne McKeever Trust, and on Behalf of Chas. G. Hooks & Son, a General Partnership

Opinion

ACCEPTED 01-09-00328-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/13/2015 4:13:35 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

No. 1-09-00328-CV FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS In the HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/13/2015 4:13:35 PM First Court of Appeals CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Houston, Texas

Samson Lone Star, Limited Partnership n/k/a Samson Exploration, LLC Appellant—Cross Appellee, v.

Charles G. Hooks III, Individually and as Independent Executor of the Estate of Charles G. Hooks, Jr., as Trustee of the Scott Ira McKeever Trust and the David Wayne McKeever Trust, and on behalf of Chas. G. Hooks & Son, a General Partnership; McKeever Partnership, Ltd.; Charles G. Hooks III and Sue Ann Hooks, as Co-Trustees Under the Will of Charles G. Hooks, Sr. Appellees—Cross-Appellants.

Appeal from Cause B173008-B, 60th District Court Jefferson County, Texas _________________________________________________

ORAL ARGUMENT SUBMISSION

TO THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS:

By order of the court, the above numbered and styled cause is set for oral

argument on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. Oral argument on behalf of

Appellant/Cross-Appellee, Samson Lone Star, Limited Partnership, n/k/a Samson

Exploration, LLC, will be presented by Michael V. Powell, Locke Lord, LLP,

2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200, Dallas, Texas 75201-6776, 214-740-8520. Respectfully submitted,

LOCKE LORD LLP

/s/ Cynthia K. Timms Michael V. Powell mpowell@lockelord.com State Bar No. 162004400 Cynthia K. Timms ctimms@lockelord.com State Bar No. 11161450 LOCKE LORD LLP 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200 Dallas, Texas 75201-6776 (214) 740-8000 (214) 740-8800 (Fax)

M.C. Carrington State Bar No. 03880800 MEHAFFY WEBER P.C. P.O. Box 16 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Telephone: (409) 835-5011 Facsimile: (409) 835-5177

Dick Watt State Bar No. 20977700 WATT BECKWORTH THOMPSON HENNEMAN & SULLIVAN LLP 1800 Pennzoil Place, South Tower 711 Louisiana Street Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 650-8100 Facsimile: (713) 650-8141

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT SAMSON LONE STAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP N/K/A SAMSON EXPLORATION LLC 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 13th day of October, 2015, a true and correct

copy of the foregoing Oral Argument Submission Form was served by eFile Texas

on Appellees through their counsel of record listed below:

Patton G. Lochridge David M. Gunn J. Derrick Price BECK REDDEN L.L.P. MCGINNIS, LOCHRIDGE L.L.P. OneHouston Center 600 Congress Avenue 1221 McKinney St., Suite 4500 Suite 2100 Houston, Texas 77010-2010 Austin, Texas 78701 dgunn@brsfirm.com plochridge@mcginnislaw.com

Paul F. Simpson MCGINNIS, LOCHRIDGE L.L.P. 1111 Louisiana Suite 4500 Houston, Texas 77002 psimpson@mcginnislaw.com

Shannon H. Ratliff Jon B. Burmeister Marla Broadus MOORE LANDREY, L.L.P. RATLIFF LAW FIRM, PLLC 905 Orleans Street 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 3100 Beaumont, Texas 77701 Austin, Texas 78701 jburmeister@moorelandrey.com sratliff@ratlifflaw.com

/s/ Cynthia K. Timms Cynthia K. Timms