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*0 FILED IN 4th COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 8/26/2015 4:04:02 PM KEITH E. HOTTLE Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 04-15-00532-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS 04-15-00532-CV SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 8/26/2015 4:04:02 PM KEITH HOTTLE CLERK CAUSE NO. 12-09-27789-MCVAJA

MAVERICK AGGREGATES, INC., § IN THE DISTRICT COURT

Plaintiff, §

§ 365th JUDICIAL DISTRICT

v. §

§

IPE AGGREGATE, LLC, §

METSO MINERALS INDUSTRIES, INC. §

and CRISP INDUSTRIES, INC., §

Defendants. § MAVERICK COUNTY, TEXAS

DEFENDANT METSO MINERALS INDUSTRIES, INC.’S NOTICE OF APPEAL

Defendant, Metso Minerals Industries, Inc. (“Metso”), desires to appeal, and gives notice

of its appeal, from the interlocutory order entitled “Order Denying Application to Compel

Arbitration of Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.,” which the trial court signed on August 25, 2015

in Cause No. 12-09-27789-MCVAJA, Maverick Aggregates, Inc. v. IPE Aggregate, LLC, Metso

Minerals Industries, Inc. and Crisp Industries, Inc. , 365th Judicial District Court of Maverick

County, Texas, and which denies Metso’s request to require Plaintiff, Maverick Aggregates, Inc.,

to arbitrate its claims.

In accordance with Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 51.016 and Texas Rules of

Appellate Procedure, Rules 25.1 and 28.1, this is an accelerated interlocutory appeal, as allowed

by statute. Cf. T EX . C IV . P RAC . & R EM . C ODE § 171.098. Defendant Metso Minerals Industries,

Inc. appeals to the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio, Texas.

Respectfully submitted,

L ANGLEY & B ANACK , I NC .

By:/s/ Catherine M. Stone CATHERINE M. STONE

State Bar No. 19286000

cstone@langleybanack.com HERIBERTO MORALES, JR.

State Bar No. 24011285

hmorales@langleybanack.com

Defendant Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.’s Notice of Appeal Page 1

PAULA C. BOSTON

State Bar No. 24089661

pboston@langleybanack.com 745 East Mulberry, Suite 900

San Antonio, Texas 78212-3166

(210) 736-6600 Telephone

(210) 735-6889 Facsimile

ERIC W. MATZKE ( pro hac vice )

WI State Bar No. 1079340

Eric.Matzke@quarles.com QUARLES & BRADY LLP

411 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2350

Milwaukee WI 53202-4426

(414) 277-5365 Telephone

(414) 978-8906 Facsimile

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT

METSO MINERAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

A true and correct copy of the foregoing document was served upon the following on this

26 day of August, 2015, via email and regular mail:

Mr. Daniel R. Dutko DDutko@hanszenlaporte.com H ANSZEN L A P ORTE

11767 Katy Freeway, Ste. 850

Houston, Texas 77970

Attorneys for Maverick Aggregates, Inc.

Mr. Oscar A. Garza ogarza@oscargarzalaw.com T HE L AW F IRM OF O SCAR A. G ARZA , LLC

111 Soledad Street, Suite 300

San Antonio, Texas 78205

Attorney for IPE Aggregate, LLC

Mr. G. Alan Powers apowers@sbplaw.com S IMPSON , B OYD & P OWERS

P. O. Box 685

1119 Halsell Street

Bridgeport, Texas 76426

Attorneys for Crisp Industries, Inc.

/ s/ Catherine M. Stone CATHERINE M. STONE

Defendant Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.’s Notice of Appeal Page 2