*0 FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/20/2015 3:22:33 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk *1 ACCEPTED 01-15-00888-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/20/2015 3:22:33 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE Appellate Docket Number: Ol-15-00888-CV CLERK I !\ppcllatc Case Style: Eagle Oil & Gas Co. & Eagle Wes-Tcx, L.P.
I Vs. Shale Exploration, LLC I I ~----·-·-------------------------------------------------------j l~·~~~£.::_~1ion Case No.:
~---------------------------1 DOCKETING STATEMENT (Civil) Amended/corrected statement:
Appellate Court: I st Court of Appeals (to be tiled in the coun of appeals upon perfection of appeal under TRAP 32) , Y. Appellant H. Appellant Attorney(s) ' - - - - - - · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----------------------------1 IZ] Organization (choose one) [[] Person IZ] Lead Attorney
I Or~ani/alion ~~amc: Eagle Oil & Gas Co. & Eagle Wes-Te:x, L!HJ First Name: Bruce i j First Name: Middle Name: W.
Middle Name: Last Name: Bowman
Last Name: Suffix: Jr. Law Firm Name: Godwin Lewis PC
Suffix:
ProSe: 0 Address 1: Renaissance Tower
Address 2: 1201 Elm Street, Suite 1700 City: Dallas Stute: Texas Zip+4: 75270 (214) 939-8679 Email: Bruce.Bowman@GodwinLewis.com SBN: 02752000 I. Appellant U. Appellant Attorney(s) iddlc Name: M 1'-·.J '<ame: rrst I' I i I,.. [1] [1] Organization (choose one) D Person ' I Lead Attorney First Name: W. Last Name: Middle Name: Ira Bowman .asl Name: Sullix: Law Firm Name: Godwin Lewis PC
Suffix:
[1] Pro Sc: Address 1: Renaissance Tower
L Address 2: 1201 Elm Street, Suite 1700
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Page 1 of9 *2 Dallas City: Zip+4: 75270 State: Texas Telephone: (214) 939-4485 ext. htx: (214) 527-3239 Email: lra.Bowman@GodwinLewis.com SBN: 24050316 II. Aptlellant Attorney(s) I. Appellant
[] Person 0 Organization (choose one) 0 Lead Attorney Shawn
First Name: First Name: Middle Name: M. Last Name: McCaskill
Middle Name: Suffix: r .asl '\ame:
Law Firm Name: Godwin Lewis PC SuC!Ix:
ProSe: 0 Address 1: Renaissance Tower
Address 2: 1201 Elm Street, Suite 1700 City: Dallas Stntc: Texas Zip+4: 75270 (214) 939-8684 Telephone: ext. Fax: (214) 527-3165 ; Email: Shawn.McCaskiii@GodwinLewis.com
I SBN: 24007633
~--------------------------------------------------------------1 I. Appellant II. Appellant Attorney(s)
Person 0 Organization (choose one) D Lead Attorney
First Name: Elaine First Name: Middle Name: A. Last Name: Carlson
Middle Name:
La~t Name: SuCfix: La-vv Firm Name:
SuiTix: Pre Sc: 0 Address 1: 15 Chesnut Hill Court
Address 2:
City: The Woodlands Stale: Texas Zip+4: 77380 Emai I: elainecarlson@comcast.net L '
SBN: ----------------------~------------------------~ m. Appellee IV. Appellee Attorney(s)
r~---·--~~---------------------+--- Person IZJ Lead Attorney IZ]Organization (choose one) ' Organization Name: Shale Exploration. LLC ---L--·-----------------------~ First Name: Matthew
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Middle Name: R. First Name:
Middle Name: Last Name: Pearson
Last Name: Suffix:
Surfix: Lm" Firm Name: Gravely & Pearson, LLP
Pro Sc: Q 425 Soledad, Suite 600 Address I· " .
Address 2: San Antonio City: Stale: Texas Zip+4: 78205 Email: MPearson@gplawfirm.com SBN:
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*4 V. Perfection Of Appeal And Jurisdiction
Nature of Case (Subject matter or type of case): Contract Type ofjudgmcnt: Jury Trial
Date order orjudgmcnt signed: 7/21/15 and 9/29/15
Dat·c notice of appeal !]led in trial court: October 16,2015 r n,ai led to the trial court clerk. cdso give the date mailed: October 16. 20 l5
Interlocutory appeal or appealable order: DYes lZl No
If yes. please specify statutory or other basis on which interlocutory order is appealable (Sec TRAP 28): D Yes lZ] No
Accelerated appeal (See TRAP 28):
If yes. please spccily statutory or other basis on which appeal is accelerated:
i'arcnta! Termination or Child Protection? (Sec TRAP 28.4): []Yes f~No DYes lZJ No
Pemtissi,c? (Sec TRAP 28.3):
l C: cs. please specify statutory or other basis for such status: DYes lZ] No
Agreed? (Sec TRAP 28.2):
If yes. please specify statutory or other basis for such status: DYes lZ] No
Appeal should receive precedence, preference, or priority under statute or rule:
! r y~s. please spccily statutory or other basis for such status:
])('CS this case involve an amount under $100.000? D Yes [Z]No
Judgment or order disposes of all parties and issues: IS! Yes []No
Appeal ti·om final judgment: IZJ Yes D No
Docs the appeal involve the constitutionality or the validity of a statute, rule, or ordinance? D Y cs IZJNo
VI. Actions Extending Time To Perfect AppeaR
.rv!otion lor New Trial: lfycs, date tiled: 8/19/15 and 10/16/15 IZJ Yes D No Ifycs. date filed: 8/19/15 and 10/16/15
!\lotion to Modify Judgment: IZJYcs DNo DYes lZJ No
Request Jix Findings of Fact lfycs, dale liled: and Conclusions of Law: lZJ No DYes If yes, date filed: Vlocion to Reinstate: Yes lZJ No If yes, date liicd: Motion under TRCP 306a: DYes lZJ No
Other:
r r other. please specify:
VI I. lndigency Of Party: (Attach file-stamped copy of affidavit, and extension motion if filed.)
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.'\ITiJm it Jilcd in trial court: DYes D No Ifycs. date tiled: DYes IZJ No If yes, date lilcd: Contcsl lilcd in trial court:
Date ruling on contest due:
Ruling on contest: D Sustained D Overruled Date of ruling:
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*5 V In. Bankruptcy lias any party to the court's judgment filed I(Jr protection in bankruptcy \\'hich might alkctthis appeal? DYes ~No
lfycs. please attach a copy of the petition.
Date bankruptcy filed: Bankruptcy Case Number:
IX. Tt·ial Court And Record
Court: 152 Judicial District Court Clerk's Record: Countv: Harris County, Texas -
' Trial Court Clerk: ~District D County I i Tria~ Court Docket :\'umber (Cause No.): 2012-25694 Was cle1·k's record requested? ~ Yes D No lfycs. date requested: October 16,2015
!'rial Judge (\Yho tried or disposed ot"casc): lfno. date it will be requested:
First Name: Robert Were payment arrangements made with clerk?
Middle Name: ~Yes 0No 0Indigent
Last Name: Schaffer (Note: No request required under TRAP 34.5(a),(b)) : i\ddress I: Harris County Civil Courthouse i i /\ddrcss 2 : 201 Caroline, lith Floor 1 c·· If - ouston 11; : Stale: Texas Zip+ 4: 77002
(713) 368-6040
Email:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~ Reporter's or Recorder's Record: ~Yes No
l s there a reporter's record?
Was reporter's record requested? ~Yes 0No
Was there a reporter's record eleeironically recorded? ~Yes D No
lfycs. date requested: October 16,2015
lfno, date it will be requested:
Were payment arrangements made with the court reporter/court recorder? ~Yes 0 No 0Indigcnt
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*6 ~ Court Reporter 0 Court Recorder
~ Otlicial 0 Substitute
First Name: Cynthia
Middle Name:
La;;t Name: Montalvo
Sunix:
Address I: Harris County Civil Courthouse
Address 2: 20 I Caroline. lith Floor
City: Houston
State: Texas Zip+ 4: 77002
[1] Tckphonc: ! i (7l3)368-6037
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Lm~1il:
~ lx. Supersedeas Bond
~1crscdcas bond lilcd:0Yes IZJ No Ifycs. date tiled:
Will file: IZJ Yes 0 No
XL Extraordinary Relief
I Will you request extraordinary rclief(e.g. temporary or ancil:ary relief) from this Court? 0 Yes IZJ No ~ryes, bricny state the basis ror your request:
I
I XH. Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation (Complete section if filing in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th,
~or 14th Court of Appeal)
I Should this appeal be referred to mediation? D Yes IZJ No
J lfn:1. pkasc specily·:The case has been through mediation.
! lias the case been through an ADR procedure? iZ]Y es 0 No i [ r \ CS. \I ho \Vas the mediator? AI ice Oliver-Parrott I - \\'hat type or /\DR procedure? mediation i At 1vhat stage did the case go through ADR? 0 Pre-Trial IZJ Post-Trial Other
II r other, please specify: Type or case? Contract Give a brief description of the issue to be raised on appeaL the relief sought. and the applicable standard tclr review. if known (without prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relic!):
[ No damages f(x misappropriation of trade secrets were awarded by the jury, legally and factually insuftlcient evidence to support damages awarded.
!1 !ow 11 as the case disposed of'? Trial Summary of relief granted. including amount of money judgment, and if any. damages awarded. $14.300.000 in damages, and $4,500,000 in exemplary damages
If money judgment, what was the amount? Actual damages: $14,300,000.00
~nitivc (or similar) damages: $4,500,000.00
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,-------------------------------------·-----------------------------------------------------------------, Attorney's fees (trial): $0.00
Attorney's lees (appellate): $0.00
Other: $1,426,082.00
If other. please spcci fy: prejudgment interest
! Will you challenge this Court's jurisdiction? DYes ~No
I Docs judgment have language th::;t one or more parties "take nothing"') ~ Y cs D No
Do·~sjudgmcnt have a Mother llubbard clause? ~Yes D No
Other basis for linality?
Rate the complexity of the case (usc I fix least and 5 f()r most complex): D I 2 D 3 D 4 IZJ5
Please make my ans\vcr to the preceding questions known to other parties in this case. ~Yes D No
Can the parties agree on an appellate mediator? DYes D No r: cs. please give name. address. telephone. fax and email address:
Address Telephone Fax Email
N~tllC
J.anguagcs other than English in which the mediator should be proficient:
Name of person filing out mediation section of docketing statement:
XIII. Related Matters
List any pending or past related appeals before this or any other Texas appellate court by court. docket number. and style. ! Docket Number: Trial Court:
Style:
Vs.
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/XIV" Pro Bono Program: (Complete section if filing in the lst, 3nl, 5th, or 14th Courts of Appeals) L ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __, /The Courts of Appeals listed abo,·c, in conjunction with the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section Pro Bono Committee and local Bar
Associations. are conducting a program to place a limited number of civil appeals with appellate counsel who will represent the appellant in
the appeal before this Court.
The Pro Bono Committee is solely responsible lor screening and selecting the civil cases tor inclusion in the Program based upon a number of
discretionary criteria. including the financial means ofthe appellant or appellee. If a case is selected by the Committee. and can be matched
with appellate counsel. that counsel will take over representation of the appellant or appellee without charging legal fees. More information
ccgarding this program can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet available in paper form at the Clerk's Office or on the Internet at
'-"'' w.tcx-app.org. If your case is selected and matched with a vuluntccr la\\ycr. you will receive a letter fi·om the Pro Bono Committee within
thir:.y (30) to forty-five (45) days after submitting this Docketing Statement.
~otc: there is no guarantee that if you submit your case for possible inclusion in the Pro Bono Program, the Pro Bono Committee will select
) our case and that pro bono counsel can be found to represent you. Accordingly. you should not forego seeking other counsel to represent you
in this proceeding. By signing your name below. you arc authorizing the Pro Bono committee to transmit publicly available facts and
inl(>rmation about your case, including parties and background, through selected Internet sites and Listscrv to its pool ofvoluntecr appellate
attorneys. Yes [;g] No Do you want this case to be considered f(Jr inclusion in the Pro Bono Program?
Do you authorize the Pro Bono Committee to contact your trial counsel of record in this matter to answer questions the committee may have rcgmding the appeal? D Yes cgj No Please note that any such conversations would be maintained as confidcntiul by the Pro Bono Committee and the information used solely for the purposes or considering the case for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program.
r: ou have not pre,'iously lilcd an at1idavit or lndigcney and uttuchcd a tile-stamped copy or that atlidavit, docs your income exceed 200% of
the U.S. Department of Health and lluman Services Fcdcrul Povc11y Guidelines? DYes D No
These guidelines can be found in the Pro Bono Program Pamphlet as well us on the internet at
Date: October 20, 2015
Printed Name: Shawn M. McCaskill State Bar No.:
Flcctronic Signature: Shawn M. McCaskill ((lptional)
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*9 XV H. Certificate of Service
The undersigned counsel certifies that this docketing statement has been served on the following lead counsel for all parties to the trial
court's order or judgment as lollmvs on October 20,2015
S ignaturc of counsel (or pro sc party) Electronic Signature: Shawn M. McCaskill
(Optional) State Bar No.: Ccrli !I calc of Service Requirements (TRAP 9.5( c)): A certificate of sen icc must be signed by the person who made the scrvic·c and must
state:
(I) the date and manner of service;
(2) the name and address of each person served. and (3) ifthc person served is a party's attorney. the name of the party represented by that attorney Plca~c enter the following lor each person served: Date Sen cd: October 16, 20 15
iv1anncr Served: eServed
First Name: Matthe\v
Middle Name: R.
Last Name: Pearson
Suflix:
Law Firm Name: Gravely & Pearson, LLP
Address I: 425 Soledad, Suite 600
;\ cid:-cs~; 2:
Ci1.y: San Antonio
State Texas Zip+4: 78205 (210) 472-1111
Email: MPcarson@gplawfirm.com
[f/ltlnrncy. Representing Pariy's Name: Shale Exploration. LLC Page 9 of9