# 04

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# Fourth Court of Appeals

S ITTING AT 

### S AN 

### A NTONIO



### LETICIA ZEPEDA VASQUEZ, Individually and on Behalf of the Estate of Jose Abraham Vasquez, Jr

. , Appellant s ,



### v.

LEGEND NATURAL G AS, LLC; LEWIS ENERG Y GROUP, LP; and LEWIS PETRO PRO PERTIES, INC. , Appellee s

Appealed From the 81 st 

### District Court La Salle County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 14

- 07

- 0019

- CVL



### APPELLANTS’ RESPONSE TO COURT’S ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

1. On December 16, 2014 , p laintiff s

- appellant s filed a notice of

appea l from the November 20, 2014
, order granting defendants’ motion s to

dismiss pursuant to T EX



### . R. C IV



### . P. 91a

. The November 20, 2014, order did

not state that it was a final, appealable order. ACCEPTED 04-14-00899-cv FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 1/8/2015 4:03:42 PM KEITH HOTTLE CLERKVasquez v. Rosetta Resources Operating, LP Appella nts ’ Response to Court ’ s Order to Show C ause 2 

### 2

. On December 23, 2014 , this Court order ed plaintiff s

- appellan t s
show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed.

3. On January 5, 2015 , the trial court signed a new order

expressly stating that it replaces the November 20, 2014 , order and “is a

final, appealable order that disposes of all parties and claims.”

4. O n January 8, 2015 , plaintiff

- appellant filed an amended

notice of appeal stating that she desires to appeal from the January 5, 2015
,
final order.

5. An orde r is final when it disposes of all claims asserted by and

against all parties

. Martinez v. Humble Sand & Gravel, Inc ., 875 S.W.2d

311, 312. Since the order appealed from in the amended notice of appeal is

a final order, the Court should not dismiss the appeal for want of

jurisdiction.Vasquez v. Rosetta Resources Operating, LP Plaintiff’s Notice of Appeal 3 

### Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Dorre ll

. 

### Jeffrey L. Dorrell State Bar No. 00787386 jdorrell@hanszenlaporte.com 11767 Katy Freeway, Suite 850 Houston, Texas 77079 Telephone: 713

- 522

- 9444 FAX: 713

- 524

- 2580 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFVasquez v. Rosetta Resources Operating, LP Appella nts ’ Response to Court ’ s Order to Show C ause 4 

### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I here by certify that on 1

- 8 , 2014, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was sent by:
Hand delivery Certified mail Telephonic document transfer X E

- service in accordance with T EX

. R. C IV

. P. 21a(a)( 1)

in accordance with T EX

. R. C IV . P. 21a to the following counsel of record:

Mr. William A. Abernethy Donnell, Abernethy & Kieschnick, P.C. 555 N. Carancahua, Suite 1770 Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Telephone: 361

- 888

- 5551 FAX: 361

- 880

- 5618 COUNSEL FOR D EFENDANT ROSETTA RES OURCES OPERATING, LP.

Mr. David L. Ortega Naman Howell Smith & Lee, PLLC 1001 Reunion Place, Suite 6 00 San Antonio, Texas 78216 Telephone: 210

- 731

- 6300 FAX: 210

- 785

- 2953 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS LEWIS ENE RGY GROUP, LP, and LEWIS PETRO P ROPERTIES, INC.

Mr. Christopher Lowrance Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, L.L.P. 802 Carancahua, Suite 1300 Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Telephone: 361

- 884

- 8808 FAX: 361

- 884

- 7261 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDAN TS VIRTEX OPERATING CO., INC., and VIRTEX HOLDINGS, LLPVasquez v. Rosetta Resources Operating, LP Plaintiff’s Notice of Appeal 5 Mr. Isaac J. Huron Davis, Cedillo & Mendoza, Inc. McCombs Plaza, Suite 500 755 E. Mulberry Avenue San Antonio, Texas 78 213 Telephone: 210

- 822

- 6666 FAX: 210

- 822

- 1151 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDAN TS LEGEND NATURAL GAS I II, LP , and LEGEND NATURAL GAS, LLC

Mr. E. Michael Rodriguez Atlas, Hall & Rodriguez, L.L.P. P.O. Box 6369 (78523

- 6369) 50 W. Morrison Road, Suite A Brownsville, Texas 78520 Telephone: 956

- 574

- 9333 FAX: 956

- 574

- 9337 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDAN TS ENTERPRISE PRODUC TS HOLDINGS, LLC, and ENTERPRISE PRODUC TS CO.

Mr. Jose E. Garcia Garcia & Villareal 4311 N. McColl Road McAllen , Texas 78504 Telephone: 956

- 630

- 0081 FAX: 956

- 630

- 3631 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDAN T XTO ENERGY, INC.

/s/ Jeffrey L. Dorrell


### JEFFREY L. DORRELL