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*0 FILED IN 4th COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 08/28/2015 3:14:40 PM KEITH E. HOTTLE Clerk *1 ACCEPTED Electronically Filed 04-15-00536-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS 8/11/2015 5:15:49 PM SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Noe Guerra Jr., District Clerk 8/28/2015 3:14:40 PM Brooks County, Texas Reviewed By: KEITH HOTTLE VANESSA MARTINEZ 04-15-00536-CV CLERK

CAUSE NO. 13-12-16488-CV ROMEO LONGORIA, ET AL § IN THE DISTRICT COURT

§ § § VS. § BROOKS COUNTY,TEXAS

§ § EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, § 79 th JUDICIAL DISTRICT

ET AL § P LAINTIFFS ’ N OTICE OF A PPEAL TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF THIS COURT:

Plaintiffs ROMEO LONGORIA, ARNOLD ALVAREZ, GERARDO ALVAREZ,

HUMBERTO H. ALVAREZ, ARTURO ALVAREZ, JR., RITA BARRERA, JO MARIE CANO,

REBECCA HILDA CASSO, JOAQUIN CODINA III, DORA ELVA DOVALINA, DIANA GILDA

FERNANDEZ, SYLVIA GUERRA, JOSE E. GUTIERREZ, ANNA DOLORES HINOJOSA,

ARNOLD HINOJOSA, LUCAS HINOJOSA, ROMEO OMAR HINOJOSA, ROSA MARIA C.

HUERTA, NOEMI KOLEK, MATEO LONGORIA III, ABEL LONGORIA, ANITA L.

LONGORIA, BEVERLY LONGORIA, DAVID KING LONGORIA, HENRY J. LONGORIA,

HOMERO LONGORIA, ISAAC LONGORIA, JAMES ANDREW LONGORIA, JAMES

RICHARD LONGORIA, JOSE MARIA LONGORIA, Jr., LAURIE LONGORIA, ROBERTO C.

LONGORIA, JR., M.A. (ANDY) LONGORIA, RENEE LONGORIA, ROBERTO LONGORIA,

ROMEO LONGORIA, ROY LONGORIA, XAVIER LONGORIA, EDNA NORA LONGORIA-

ROTHWELL, THELMA LOPEZ, GUADALUPE RAQUEL MARES, IDA MARTINEZ, ALICIA

MCFARLAND, SUSANA NAVARRO, ADOLPH OLGINE, JR., JUAN G. OLGINE, ROSA

MARIE OLGINE, NOELIA HINOJOSA PENA, JACOB REYES, JAMES REYES, JOHN G.

REYES, BELIA ROCK, JUAN D. SAENZ, MARIA L. SEGINA, HENRIETTA SWEET,

HUMBERTO VERA, JESUS VERA, JOSE ESTEBAN VERA, GLORIA LEE VERA, MIGUEL

VERA (“Plaintiffs”) desire to appeal from the final judgment signed by this court on

May 28, 2015 to the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Court of Appeals at San Antonio,

Texas.

The Plaintiff Parties to the Appeal or as follows represented by Justin L.

Williams and Michael Guerra:

Alvarez, Arnold

Alvarez, Gerardo

Alvarez, Humberto H.

Alvarez, Jr., Arturo

Barrera, Rita

Cano, Jo Marie

Casso, Rebecca Hilda

Codina III, Joaquin

Dovalina, Dora Elva

Fernandez, Diana Gilda

Guerra, Sylvia

Gutierrez, Hector

Gutierrez, Jose E.

Hinojosa, Anna Dolores

Hinojosa, Arnold

Hinojosa, Lucas

Hinojosa, Romeo Omar

Huerta, Rosa Maria C.

Kolek, Noemi

Longoria III, Mateo

Longoria, Abel

Longoria, Anita L.

Longoria, Beverly

Longoria, David King

Longoria, Henry J.

Longoria, Homero

Longoria, Isaac

Longoria, James Andrew

Longoria, Jr., Jose Maria

Longoria, Jr., Roberto C

Longoria, Laurie

Longoria, M.A. (Andy)

Longoria, Renee

Longoria, Roberto

Longoria, Romeo

Longoria, Roy

Longoria, Xavier

Longoria-Rothwell, Edna Nora

Lopez, Thelma

Mares, Guadalupe Raquel

Martinez, Ida

McFarland, Alicia

Navarro, Susana

Olgine Jr., Adolph

Olgine, Juan G. (John G.)

Olgine, Rose Marie

Pena, Noelia Hinojosa

Reyes, Jacob

Reyes, James Matthew

Reyes, John G.

Rock, Belia

Saenz, Juan D.

Segina, Maria L.

Sweet, Henrietta

Vera, Gloria Lee

Vera, Humberto

Vera, Jesus

Vera, Jose Esteban

Vera, Miguel

The defendant parties to this appeal are as follows with counsel of record

indicated.

Cody Energy LLC

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

William D. Wood

Rebecca J. Cole

1301 McKinney, Suite 5100

Houston, TX 77010

Shell Oil Company

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Daniel McClure

Lauren Varnado

1301 McKinney, Suite 5100

Houston, TX 77010

Exxon Mobil Corporation, Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation, and Dominion

Oklahoma Texas Exploration and Production

McGinnis, Lochridge, and Kilgore LLP

Patton Lochridge

Travis Barton

J. Derrick Price

Jordan Mullins

600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100

Austin, TX 78701

Oxy USA

Ellis, Koeneke & Ramirez LLP

Edmundo O Ramirez

1101 Chicago Avenue

McAllen, TX 78501

BHP Billiton Petroleum (TXLA Operating) Company formerly known as

Petrohawk Operating Company and Wynn Crosby Energy Inc.

Hartline Dacus Barger Dreyer LLP

Darrell Barger

J. Reid Simpson

800 N. Shoreline, Suite 2000 N. Tower

Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Gary Glick, Michael Glick, Robert Glick, Roger Glick, Steven Glick, Will

York, Jr., Beverly York, John York and Dan York

Locke Lord LLP

John R. Nelson

600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2200

Austin, TX 78701

Gloria Garcia Lopez, Individually and as independent executrix of the

estate of Hector S. Lopez, Deceased

The Rangel Law Firm, PC

615 N. Upper Broadway, Suite 2020

Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Mauro Longoria and Longoria Santa Rosa Ranch LLC

Atlas Hall & Rodriguez LLP

E. Michael Rodriguez

Erin A. Hudson

PO Box 63699

Brownsville, TX 78520

Max J. Luther III

Law Offices of Robert B. Luther PC

1800 Rio Grande

Austin, TX 78701

512-477-2323

Joe Henkel, Trustee Kleberg First National Bank

Fritz, Byrne, Head & Harrison, PC

500 North Shoreline, Suite 901

Corpus Christi, TX 78401

The parties joined as a result of the Court’s Order without any counsel

representing them are as follows:

Viola E Canales and Matias Canales

Ovidio Escalante and Cleotilde

Escalante

Homer Escalante

Maria E. Rivera and Joe M Rivera

Ernestina E. Bazan

Arturo Garza

Elva Hyde

Elva Perez Estate

Flora Garza

Hector Gutierrez

Joe Warren Friend, Jr

John O Hasting, Jr.

Jose Gutierrez

Jose Ovidio Garza

Noel Garza

Noelia Trevino Herrera

Rene Longoria

Reinaldo Perez Jr Estate

Roberto Gutierrez

Roel Perez

Ariel Ramirez

Pedro Ramirez, Jr.

Michelle Lee Ramirez

Sylvia Cuellar

The parties served as a result of the Court’s Order who DID NOT file an answer

are as follows:

Elma E. Rodriguez

Amalia Longoria Cuellar

Noble Royalties, Inc.

Praxis Energy LLC

Audelia Villarreal Sanchez

Elva Villarreal Rosa

John V. Espinoza

Juan Longoria

Medardo A. Villarreal and Elma Lydia S. Villarreal

Noel Villarreal

Olga T. Cantu

R.W. Gribble III

Ruben Trevino, Jr.

Sylvia Longora Cuellar

Roy Longoria

John H. Espinoza

Daniel Juarez, III

Noe Juarez

Ricardo Juarez

Universal Royalty Company Ltd.

Aida Vera Olguin

Norma Longoria

The addresses for all parties will be supplemented as soon as possible.

Respectfully Submitted, /s/ Justin L. Williams Michael Guerra COLE, EASLEY, SCIBA & WILLIAMS, P. C. 302 W. Forrest Victoria, TX 77901 TX Bar # 21555800 361-575-0551 Telephone 361-575-0986 Facsimile Attorneys for Plaintiffs CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that a true, correct and complete copy of this Notice of Appeal

has been forwarded to the clerk of the trial court, on August 11 th 2015 and to all

parties to the judgment, by either first class U.S. mail, electronic service or electronic

transmission on this the 12 th day of August, 2015.

/s/ Justin L. Williams Justin L. Williams *8 Cody Energy LLC

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

William D. Wood

Rebecca J. Cole

1301 McKinney, Suite 5100

Houston, TX 77010

Shell Oil Company

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Daniel McClure

Lauren Varnado

1301 McKinney, Suite 5100

Houston, TX 77010

Exxon Mobil Corporation, Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation, and Dominion

Oklahoma Texas Exploration and Production

McGinnis, Lochridge, and Kilgore LLP

Patton Lochridge

Travis Barton

J. Derrick Price

Jordan Mullins

600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100

Austin, TX 78701

Oxy USA

Ellis, Koeneke & Ramirez LLP

Edmundo O Ramirez

1101 Chicago Avenue

McAllen, TX 78501

BHP Billiton Petroleum (TXLA Operating) Company formerly known as

Petrohawk Operating Company and Wynn Crosby Energy Inc.

Hartline Dacus Barger Dreyer LLP

Darrell Barger

J. Reid Simpson

800 N. Shoreline, Suite 2000 N. Tower

Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Gary Glick, Michael Glick, Robert Glick, Roger Glick, Steven Glick, Will

York, Jr., Beverly York, John York and Dan York

Locke Lord LLP

John R. Nelson

600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2200

Austin, TX 78701

Gloria Garcia Lopez, Individually and as independent executrix of the

estate of Hector S. Lopez, Deceased

The Rangel Law Firm, PC

615 N. Upper Broadway, Suite 2020

Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Mauro Longoria and Longoria Santa Rosa Ranch LLC

Atlas Hall & Rodriguez LLP

E. Michael Rodriguez

Erin A. Hudson

PO Box 63699

Brownsville, TX 78520

Max J. Luther III

Law Offices of Robert B. Luther PC

1800 Rio Grande

Austin, TX 78701

512-477-2323

Joe Henkel, Trustee Kleberg First National Bank

Fritz, Byrne, Head & Harrison, PC

500 North Shoreline, Suite 901

Corpus Christi, TX 78401