### 1 NO. 04-15-00487-CV



## In the Fourth Court of Appeals

**San Antonio, Texas**

________________________ ______________________ ____________________

CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY et al.

v.

LEON OSCAR RAMIREZ, JR. et al.

________________________ ______________________ ____________________

APPELLEES’ MOTION TO REINSTATE APPEAL

________________________ ______________________ ____________________

TO THE HONORABLE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS:

Leon Oscar Ramirez, Jr. and Jesus M. Dominguez, as Guar dian for Minerva

Clementina Ramirez, an incapacitated person , Appellees and Cross-Appellants, file this

motion to reinstate the appeal and for cause show:

1. On November 11, 2015, ConocoPhillips Co mpany, defendant in the trial court

and one of the appellants, filed a notice of bankruptcy stating that on October

26, 2015, while this appeal was pendin g, Leon Oscar Ramirez, Jr., Appellee and

Cross-Appellant in this appeal, filed a petition in bankruptcy, in Case Number

15-50164, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of

Texas, Laredo Division, styled In re Leon Oscar Ramirez, Jr.

2. On November 13, 2015, this Court ordere d the appeal abated and removed from

the court’s active docket pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 8.2. The Court also ordered ACCEPTED

04-15-00487-CV

FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

11/18/2015 6:15:15 PM

KEITH HOTTLE

CLERK

### 2 that the appeal would be reinstated upon proper motion and proof. Tex. R. App.

P. 8.3.

3. On November 18, 2015, the Bankruptcy Court signed an order lifting the

automatic stay provided by 11 U.S.C. § 362, precisely so that this appeal may

continue to judgment. Attached hereto is a true and correct copy of the

Bankruptcy Court’s order lifting the automatic stay.

4. Therefore, Appellees and Cross-Appellant s request that the Court reinstate the

appeal on the Court’s active docket.

/s/ Alberto Alarcon

Alberto Alarcon

State Bar No. 00968425

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P.O. Box 207

1302 Washington

Laredo, Texas 78042-0207

(956) 723-5527

(956) 723-8168 (fax)

aalarcon@sbcglobal.net

Lisa Bowlin Hobbs

State Bar No. 24026905

K UHN 

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Austin, Texas 78731

(512) 476-6000

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### I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of this motion was served on this 18 th 

### day

of November, 2015, to the following parties and counsel as designated:

Michael V. Powell

Locke Lord LLP

2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200

Dallas, Texas 75201 via e-service

John A. Kazen

211 Calle del Norte, Suite 100

Laredo, Texas 78041-6237 via e-service

Bruce J. Werstak, III

6721 McPherson Road, Suite 360

Laredo, TX 78041 via e-service

Jesse R. Castillo via e-service

Bank of America Plaza, Suite 1020

300 Convent St.

San Antonio, Texas 78205

/s/ Alberto Alarcon

Alberto AlarconIN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

LAREDO DIVISION

IN RE: §

§

LEON OSCAR RAMIREZ, JR. § CASE NO. 15-50164

§ (Chapter 11)

Debtor. §

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR RELIEF

FROM THE AUTOMATIC STAY

FINDINGS OF FACT

The Court finds that on October 26, 2015 the Debtor filed a chapter 11 petition for relief

under chapter 11, Title 11, United State Code, which was assigned Case No. 15-50164.

The Court further finds that the Debtor is an appellee in a case pending before the 4 th Court

of Appeals styled ConocoPhillips Company, and Rodolfo C. Ramirez, Individually and as the

Independent Administrator of the Estate of Ileana Ramirez, and El Milagro Minerals, Ltd. v. Leon

Oscar Ramirez, Jr., Individually, and Jesus M. Dominguez, Court of Appeals Number 04-15-00487.

The Court further finds that pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 8.2 the appeal was abated and

removed from the court’s active docket on November 13, 2015. (See attachment “A.”)

The Court further finds that pursuant to a letter dated November 16, 2015 counsel for

Appellant apprised counsel for the Debtor that Appellant would not oppose the Motion for Relief

From Stay to allow the appeal to proceed in Cause No. 04-15-00487-CV. ( See attachment “B.”)

.

CONCLUSION OF LAW

The Court concludes, therefore, that the Motion for Relief, having no opposition filed of

record, may be approved as requested. It is therefore

ORDERED, that the Motion for Relief From Stay [Dkt #14] is GRANTED. It is further ENTERED

11/18/2015 Case 15-50164 Document 32 Filed in TXSB on 11/18/15 Page 1 of 6ORDERED, that the a utomatic stay is lifted to allow the appeal in Case No. 04-15-00487-CV

sty led ConocoPhillips Company, and Rodolfo C. R amirez, Individually and as the Indep e n de nt

Administrator of the E

state of I leana Ramire

z

, a n d El Milagro Minerals, Ltd. v. Leon Oscar

Ramirez, Jr., Individually, and Jesus M. Dominguez to p roceed in the 4 t h Court of Appeals in San

Antonio, Tex as and any further appeal from a decision of the 4 t h Court of Appeals.

SI GNED this ____ day

of November, 2015.

__________________________________________

U N I T E D S T A T E S B A

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## COURT OF APPEALS

SANDEE BRYAN MARION

CHIEF JUSTICE

KAREN ANGELINI

MARIALYN BARNARD

REBECA C. MARTINEZ

PATRICIA O. ALVAREZ

LUZ ELENA D. CHAPA

JASON PULLIAM

JUSTICES FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

CADENA-REEVES JUSTICE CENTER

300 DOLOROSA, SUITE 3200

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78205-3037

WWW.TXCOURTS.GOV/4THCOA.ASPX KEITH E. HOTTLE

CLERK OF COURT

TELEPHONE

(210) 335-2635

FACSIMILE NO.

(210) 335-2762

November 13, 2015

Lisa Hobbs

Kuhn Hobbs PLLC

* DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL *

J. Francisco Tamez

Kazen, Meurer & Perez, L.L.P.

* DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL *

Michael V. Powell

Locke Lord LLP

* DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL * Alberto Alarcon

Hall, Quintanilla & Alarcon

* DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL *

Jesse R. Castillo

Castillo Snyder, P.C.

* DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL *

RE: Court of Appeals Number: 04-15-00487-CV

Trial Court Case Number: 7,637

Style: ConocoPhillips Company, and Rodolfo C. Ramirez, Individually

and as the Independent Administrator of the Estate of Ileana Ramirez, and

El Milagro Minerals, Ltd.

v.

Leon Oscar Ramirez, Jr., Individually, and Jesus M. Dominguez,

as Guardian for Minerva Clementina Ramirez, an incapacitated person,

Individually

Enclosed please find the order which the Honorable Court of Appeals has

issued in reference to the above styled and numbered cause.

If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Very truly yours,

KEITH E. HOTTLE, CLERK

_ ____________________________ Luz Estrada

Deputy Clerk, Ext. 53219

cc: Leticia Murillo Escamilla (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)

Dora Martinez Castanon (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)

Cynthia Keely Timms (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)

Cynthia Perez Lenz (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)

Melanie Castillo (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)

Ginny Henderson (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)

Amanda Cottrell (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)

Adolfo Campero, Jr. (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)

Kurt Kuhn (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)

John A. Kazen (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL)

Darrell L. Barger (DELIVERED VIA E-MAIL) Case 15-50164 Document 32 Filed in TXSB on 11/18/15 Page 3 of 6ConocoPhillips Company, and

Rodolfo C. Ramirez,

Individually and as the

Independent Administrator of

the Estate of Ileana Ramirez,

and El Milagro Minerals,

Ltd. Appellant/s Leon Oscar Ramirez, Jr.,

Individually, and Jesus M.

Dominguez, as Guardian for

Minerva Clementina Ramirez,

/s



# Fourth Court of Appeals

San Antonio, Texas

November 13, 2015

N o. 04-15-00487-CV

CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

, and Rodolfo C. Ramirez, Individually and as the

Independent Administrator of the Estate of Ileana Ramirez, and El Milagro Minerals, Ltd.,

Appellants

v.

Leon Oscar RAMIREZ

, Jr., Individually, and Jesus M. Dominguez, as Guardian for Minerva

Clementina Ramirez, an incapacitated person, Individually,

Appellees

From the 49th Judicial District Court, Zapata County, Texas

Trial Court No. 7,637

The Honorable Jose A. Lopez, Judge Presiding



### O R D E R

ConocoPhillips Company, defendant in the trial court, filed a notice of appeal on June 8,

2015. Leon Oscar Ramirez, Jr., Individually, and Jesus M. Dominguez, as Guardian for Minerva

Clementina Ramirez, an incapacitated person, Individually, filed a notice of a cross-appeal on

June 11, 2015. Other defendants in the trial court, Rodolfo C. Ramirez, Individually and as the

Independent Administrator of the Estate of Ileana Ramirez, and El Milagro Minerals, Ltd., also

filed a notice of appeal on July 29, 2015.

ConocoPhillips filed a Notice of Bankruptcy stating that on October 26, 2015, while this

appeal was pending, Leon Oscar Ramirez, Jr., Appellee and Cross-Appellant in this appeal, filed

a petition in bankruptcy, in Case Number 15-50164, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for

the Southern District of Texas, Laredo, styled In re Leon Oscar Ramirez, Jr.

We order the appeal abated and removed from the court’s active docket. See T EX

. R.

A PP

. P. 8.2. The appeal will be reinstated only upon proper motion and proof. See T EX

. R. A PP

. P.

8.3; 4th T EX

. A PP

. (S AN A NTONIO ) L OC

. R. 4. All motions and other documents pending or filed

are abated subject to being reurged in the event the case is reinstated. Case 15-50164 Document 32 Filed in TXSB on 11/18/15 Page 4 of 6We further order the clerk of this court to send copies of this order to the clerk of the trial

court, the court reporter, and the attorneys of record.

_________________________________ Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said

court on this 13th day of November, 2015

.

___________________________________ Keith E. Hottle

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