Shirlaine West Properties Limited and Nathan K. Griffin, on Behalf of the Estate of Lorraine E. West and on Behalf of the Estate of Shirley A. West v. Jamestown Resources, L.L.C. And Total E&P USA, Inc.

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedOctober 14, 2021
Docket02-18-00424-CV
StatusPublished

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Shirlaine West Properties Limited and Nathan K. Griffin, on Behalf of the Estate of Lorraine E. West and on Behalf of the Estate of Shirley A. West v. Jamestown Resources, L.L.C. And Total E&P USA, Inc., (Tex. Ct. App. 2021).

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In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-18-00424-CV ___________________________

SHIRLAINE WEST PROPERTIES LIMITED AND NATHAN K. GRIFFIN, ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF LORRAINE E. WEST AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY A. WEST, Appellants

V.

CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C.; CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, L.L.C.; JAMESTOWN RESOURCES, L.L.C.; AND TOTAL E&P USA, INC., Appellees

On Appeal from the 96th District Court Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 096-289847-17

Before Birdwell and Wallach, JJ., and Gonzalez, J.1 (Judge Gonzalez not participating) Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion and Order

1 The Honorable Ruben Gonzalez, Judge of the 432nd District Court of Tarrant County, sitting by assignment of the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court pursuant to Section 74.003(h) of the Government Code. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 74.003(h). MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

On June 29, 2020, appellees Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C. and Chesapeake

Exploration, L.L.C. filed a notice of bankruptcy. Accordingly, we abated the appeal in

an order dated June 30, 2020, which stated in part:

[F]or administrative purposes, this cause is STAYED and will be treated as a closed case. It may be reinstated on prompt motion by any party pursuant to rule 8.3(a). See Tex. R. App. P. 8.3(a). Such motion shall also specify what further action, if any, is required from this court upon reinstatement of the appeal.

We have considered “Appellants’ Unopposed Motion to Partially Dismiss

Appeal as to Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. and Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C. and

Reinstate Appeal as to Total E&P USA, Inc. and Jamestown Resources, L.L.C.” We

GRANT the motion and reinstate the appeal.

It is further ordered that appellants’ appeal as to appellees Chesapeake

Operating, L.L.C. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. is dismissed. See Tex. R. App.

P. 42.1(b). This case shall hereafter be styled Shirlaine West Properties Limited and Nathan

K. Griffin, on behalf of the Estate of Lorraine E. West and on behalf of the Estate of Shirley A.

West v. Jamestown Resources, L.L.C. and Total E&P USA, Inc.

Per Curiam

Delivered: October 14, 2021

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