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SUNDOWN ENERGY LP; SMC 2000 LP, PGP HOLDINGS 1, LLC; SMITH ALLEN OIL & GAS, LLP; TRANSMOUNTAIN EXPLORATION LLC; FORTUNE NATURAL RESOURCES CORPORATION; TEXAS HEAT OF THE PERMIAN BASIN, INC.; WHITING OIL AND GAS CORPORATION; EAGLE ROCK ACQUISITION PARTNERSHIP II, LP; ODYSSEY ROYALTIES LLC; HORIZON ROYALTIES LLC; PINECONE RESOURCES LLC; BRENDA DORMAN FAUGHT; AND LENA RENEE BRIGMAN v. HJSA NO. 3, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

The Court requested full merits briefing on June 12, 2020. The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on April 9, 2021. It then denied rehearing on June 11, 2021 File Closed

Opinion

April 9, 2021

Percuriam.4047362

Per Curiam OpinionView Electronic Briefs | Oral Argument N/A PDF

 

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:8th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Aff/Rev & Rend/Rev & Rem
COA Docket No.:08-18-00113-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable Yvonne Rodriguez

Trial Court

Trial Court:143rd District Court
County:Ward
Trial Judge:Honorable John (Mike) M. Swanson
Trial Docket:16-05-23886-CVW

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2021-06-11 Motion for Rehearing - Disposed Denied
2021-06-11 Mandate issued  
2021-05-11 Motion for Rehearing  
2021-05-11 Case forwarded to Court
2021-04-13 Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposed   Filing granted
2021-04-12 Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  
2021-04-09 Opinion issued   Court of Appeals' judgment reversed in part, rendered in part, and remanded to trial court
2021-04-09 Petition for Review disposed Petition granted pursuant to TRAP 59.1
2021-04-09 Petition for Review granted under TRAP 59.1
2021-04-09 Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record Issued
  This case was pending on merits briefs between November 13, 2020 and April 9, 2021.  
2020-11-13 Reply Brief (Petitioner)  
2020-10-28 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2020-10-26 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2020-10-15 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2020-09-04 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2020-09-04 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2020-08-26 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2020-08-07 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2020-08-07 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2020-07-07 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2020-07-06 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2020-06-12 Brief on the Merits Requested  
  This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between April 20, 2020 and June 12, 2020.  
2020-04-20 Reply to Response (Petitioner)  
2020-04-03 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2020-03-20 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted
2020-03-20 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2020-02-21 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2020-01-21 Case forwarded to Court
2020-01-13 Response Waiver filed  
2020-01-07 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  
2019-11-26 Clerk's Record
2019-11-26 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2019-11-26 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  
2019-11-26 Court reporter/recorder's record
2019-11-26 Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record

Parties

Party Counsel Role
Sundown Energy, LP
Justice W. Bruce Williams
Mr. David E. Keltner
Mr. Matthew David Stayton
Mr. Derek Lee Montgomery
Mr. J D. Page
Petitioner
Fortune Natural Resources Corporation
Justice W. Bruce Williams
Mr. Derek Lee Montgomery
Mr. David E. Keltner
Mr. Matthew David Stayton
Mr. J D. Page
Petitioner
Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation
Justice W. Bruce Williams
Petitioner
Permian Basin Joint Venture LLC
Mr. Adam P. Schiffer
Real Party In Interest
Transmountain Exploration, LLC
Mr. William Clark Lea
Petitioner
Faught, Brenda Dorman
Mr. William Clark Lea
Petitioner
HJSA No. 3, Limited Partnership
Ms. Gwen J. Samora
Mr. E. R. Norwood
Respondent
Pinceone Resources, LLC
Mr. William Clark Lea
Petitioner
Horizon Royalties, LLC
Mr. William Clark Lea
Petitioner
Brigman, Lena Renee
Mr. Matthew Travis French
Petitioner
Texas Heat of the Permian Basin, Inc.
Mr. Wade C. Hudman
Petitioner
Odyssey Royalties, LLC
Mr. William Clark Lea
Petitioner
SMC 2000, LP
Mr. Craig A. Haynes
Ms. Melissa M. Davis
Ms. Rachelle Hoffman Glazer
Petitioner
PGP Holdings 1, LLC
Mr. A Randall Friday
Petitioner
Smith Allen Oil & Gas, LLP
Ms. Rachelle Hoffman Glazer
Ms. Melissa M. Davis
Mr. Craig A. Haynes
Petitioner
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