Wilmer Forrest Trimble, Jr., A/K/A Wilmer Forrest Tremble, Jr., Sharon Trimble Donaldson, Selia Trimble Shawkey, and Billie J. Murphy Tremble v. Luminant Mining Company LLC

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas·Decided May 19, 2015·No. 06-15-00005-CV·Published

Opinion

FfUIB IN The §6Uftsf Appeals RECEIVED \H Sixth DfStffet The Court of Aopeals Sixth District 1 9 2015 MAY 1 9 2015 No. 2014-402 Texarkana, W$m$ Texarkana, Texas . - Debra K.*iift^,<Qtate Debra Autrey, ClerK Billie Murphy TPvEMBLE, Sharon § In The District Court Trimble Donaldson, Selia Trimble § Shawkey and Wilmer Forrest Tremble, § Jr., § Plaintiffs, § § Of Rusk County, Texas

§ Luminant Mining Company LLC, Energy § Future Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries § iTH Defendants. 8 4 Judicial District

NOTICE OF SUGGESTION ON PENDENCY OF BANKRUPTCY FOR ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS CORP., ETAL. AND AUTOMATIC STAY OF PROCEEDINGS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, on April 29, 2014, Energy Future Holdings Corp. and

certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the "Debtors"),1 including Luminant Mining Company LLC, filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United

States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of

Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court""). The Debtors' chapter 11 cases are pending before the

Honorable Judge Sontchi, United States Bankruptcy Judge, and are being jointly administered

under the lead case In re Energy Future Holdings Corp., Case No. 14-10979. A copy of the

voluntary petition of the lead Debtor, Energy Future Holdings Corp., is attached hereto as

Exhibit A.

PLEASE TAKE' FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to section 362(a) of the

Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors' filing of their respective voluntary petitions operates as a stay,

1 The last four digits of Energy Future Holdings Corp.'s tax identification number are 8810. The location ofthe Debtors' service address is 1601 Bryan Street, Dallas, Texas 75201. A complete list of the Debtors is provided in Schedule 1 of the chapter 11 petition attached hereto as Exhibit A.

applicable to all entities, of, among other things: (a) the commencement or continuation of a

judicial, administrative, or other action or proceeding against the Debtors (i) that was or could

have been commenced beforethe commencement of the Debtors' cases; or (ii) to recover a claim

against the Debtors that arose before the commencement of the Debtors' cases; (b) the

enforcement, against the Debtors or against any property of the Debtors' bankruptcy estates, of a

judgment obtained before the commencement of the Debtors' cases; or (c) any act to obtain

possession of property of or from the Debtors' bankruptcy estates, or to exercise control over

property of the Debtors' bankruptcy estates.2 No order has been entered in the bankruptcy case

granting relief from the automatic stay with respect to the above-captioned proceeding.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that additional information regarding the status

of the Debtors' chapter 11 cases may be obtained by (i) reviewing the docket of the Debtors'

chapter 11 cases at http://www.deb.uscourts.gov/ (PACER login and password required) or at the

website of the Debtors' proposed claims and noticing agent at http://www.efhcaseinfo.com, or

(ii) contacting any of the following proposed co-counsel for the Debtors:

Chad J. Husnick Brian E. Schartz Kirkland & Ellis LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP 300 North LaSalle 601 Lexington Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60654 New York, New York 10022 (312)862-2009 (212)446-5932

Mark D. Collins Daniel J. DeFranceschi Jason M. Madron Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. 920 North King Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302)651-7700

2 Nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of the right to assert any claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of setoff or recoupment or any other claims of the Debtors against any party to the above-captioned case. The Debtors expressly reserve the right to contest any claims which maybe asserted against theDebtors.

Respectfully Submitted,

Jackson, Sjoberg, McCarthy & Townsend, LLP

David E. Jackson State Bar No. 10458500 ujackson@jacksonsjoberg.com

Marc O. Knisely State Bar No. 116114500 mknisely(ffjjacksonsjoberg.com

711 W. 7th Street Austin TX 78701 (512)472-7600 (512) 225-5565 FAX

By:. [(fam^eX <-

David E. Jackson

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT LUMINANT MINING COMPANY LLC :;ik'^. ^DatedrJanuary 7 , 2015 *'

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, David E. Jackson, certify that on the T^day of January, 2015, caused to be served, as shown below, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Notice of Suggestion on Pendency of Bankruptcyfor Energy Future Holdings Corp., et al. and Automatic Stay ofProceedings, on the parties listed below.

Billie J. Murphy Tremble 2806 Evans Street Marshall, Texas 75670 Via regular mail and Certified Mail, RRR 70132250000048069281

Sharon Trimble Donaldson 2010WineberryDr Katy, TX 77450 Via regular mail and Certified Mail, RRR 70121010000343826211

Selia Trimble Shawkey 712 South 37th Street San Diego, CA 92113 Via regular mail and Certified Mail, RRR 70121010000343826228

Wilmer Forrest Tremble, Jr. 3614 Sheldon Pearland, TX 77584 Via regular mail and Certified Mail, RRR 70121010000343826303

David E. Jackso

EXHIBIT A

Voluntary Petition of Energy Future Holdings Corp.

. Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code

Case 14-10979 Doc 1 Filed 04/29/14 Page 1 of 29 Bl {Official Form 1) (04/13)

United States Bankruptcy c o u r t D i s t r i c t o r Delaware -= "j ^*!?"-r-'71'-KV-=- =:-~ - ': -"^.^^^WJ^""'*1«V1R*:"lC""^r*^?pSl:-"'-'"!-"'[''•'. -'-"• Name of Debtor (if individual, enter Last, First, Middle): Name of Joint Debtor (Spouse) (Last, First, Middle): Energy Future Holdings Corp. All Other Names used by the Debtor in the last 8 years AH Other Names used by the Joint Debtor in the last 8 years (include married, maiden, and trade names): Sec Rider 1 (include married, maiden, and trade names);

Last four digits of Soc. Sec. or Individual-Taxpayer I.D. (ITJNyComplete FTN Last four digits of Soc. Sec. or Individual-Taxpayer I.D. (ITTNyComplete EIN (if more than one, state all): XX-XXXXXXX (if more than one, state all): Street Address of Debtor (No. and Street, City, and State): Street Address of Joint Debtor (No. and Street, City, and State): Energy Plaza 1601 Bryan Street Dallas, Texas fclPCOPE 7520l| [ZIP COPE County of Residence or of the Principal Place of Business: Dallas County of Residence or of the Principal Place of Business: Mailing Address of Debtor (if different from street address): Mailing Address of Joint Debtor (if different from street address):

{SIP CODE __ j [ZIP CODE Location of Principal Assets of Business Debtor (if different from street address above):

|ZIP CODE Type of Debtor Nature of Business Chapter of Bankruptcy Code Under Which the (Form of Organization) (Check one box.) Petition is Filed (Chock one box.)

(Check one box.)

• Health Care Business • Chapter 7 • Chapter IS Petition for D Individual (includes Joint Debtors) • Single Asset Real Estate as defined in 11 D Chapter 9 Recognition of a Foreign See Exhibit D on page 2 ofthis form. U.S.C. § 101(51B)

H Chapter 11 Main Proceeding Corporation (includes LLC and LLP) • Railroad Partnership • Stockbroker • Chapter 12 • Chapter 15 Petition for • Chapter 13 Recognition of a Foreign Other (If debtor is not one of the above entities, • Commodity Broker Norma in Proceeding check this box and state type of entity below.) • Clearing Bank B Other: Energy Chapter IS Debtors Ta«-E*empt Entity Nature o( Debts (Check box, if applicable.) (Check one box.)

Country of debtor's center of main interests:

Debtor is a tax-exempt organization Debts are primarily consumer Debts are Each country in which a foreign proceeding by, under title 26 of the United States Code debts, defined in 11 U.S.C. § primarily regarding, or against debtor is pending: 101(8) as "incurred by an (the Internal Revenue Code). business individual primarily for a debts. personal, family, or household purpose"

Filing Fee (Check one box.) Chapter 11 Debtors S Full Filing Fee attached. Check one box:

D Debtor is a small business debtor as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101(5ID).

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