# Fourth Court of Appeals

**San Antonio, Texas**

February 4, 2021

No. 04

- 20

- 00304

- CV

1776 ENERGY PARTNE RS, LLC and 1776 Energy Operator s, LLC, Appellants

v.

MARATHON OIL EF, LLC and Marathon Oil EF II, LLC, Appellees

From the 218th Judicial District Court

, Karnes County, Texas

Trial Court No. 17

- 02

- 00033

- CVK

Honorable Russell Wilson , Judge Presiding



### ORDER

The reporter’s record was originally due by July 6, 2020. On July 6, 2020, the court reporter responsible for filing the reporter’s record, Leticia Murillo Escamilla, filed a notification of late record, requesting until September 4, 2020, to file the rep orter’s record. By order dated July 8, 2020, we granted Ms. Escamilla’s request in part and extended the deadline for her to file the reporter’s record until August 5, 2020. On August 5, 2020, Ms. Escamilla filed a second notification of late record, re questing until September 4, 2020, to file the reporter’s record. By order dated August 7, 2020, we ordered Ms. Escamilla to file the complete reporter’s record by September 4, 2020. In addition, we ordered Ms. Escamilla to file a status report every 14 d ays, beginning on August 21, 2020, indicating the volumes filed and a fair estimate of completion date for all remaining volumes, until the complete reporter’s record was filed. Ms. Escamilla began filing status reports, and on September 4, 2020, Ms. Esca milla filed a third notification of late record, requesting until October 5, 2020, to file the reporter’s record. By order dated September 24, 2020, we granted Ms. Escamilla’s request and ordered her to file the complete reporter’s record by October 5, 20 20. In addition, we ordered Ms. Escamilla to file daily work logs by 5:00 p.m. every business day until the record was complete. Since that order, Ms. Escamilla filed three notifications of late record, with the last notification requesting an

extension until December 21, 2020 to file the complete record. On December 18, 2020, we granted Ms. Escamilla’s request and ordered Ms. Escamilla to file the record by December 28, 2020. We further advised that if the record was not filed, we might issue an order directing her to appear and show cause why she should not be held in contempt for failing to file the record.On December 28, 2020, Ms. Escamilla filed a notification of late record requesting additional time to file the record. In that notification, she stated she had not received full payment for the record. On January 8, 2021, appellants filed a letter stating they ha d made arrangements to pay the court reporter’s fee and paid two installment payments in accordance with that arrangement. They furt her requested a final estimate so that the y could make the full and final payment upon the record’s completion. By order dated January 25, 2021, we granted Ms. Escamilla’s request

, ordered her to file the complete record by February 2, 2021

, and provide a ppellants with a final payment estimate prior to that date. We further advised that if the record was not filed, we would issue an order directing her to appear and show cause why she should not be held in contempt for failing to file the record.

On Fe bruary 2, 2021, Ms. Escamilla filed a notification of late record requesting an additional week to file the record. In that notification, she stated she has provided appellants with a final payment estimate for the record. Based on the foregoing, it i s O RDERED that Ms.

Escamilla file the complete reporter’s record by February 9, 2021

. No further requests for extension of time to file the reporter’s record will be granted. If the record is not received by such date, this court will issue an order directi ng Ms. Escamilla to appear and show cause why she should not be held in civil or criminal contempt or otherwise sanctioned for failing to file the record.

The Clerk of this court is directed to serve a copy of this order on Ms. Escamilla by regular Unit ed States mail and by certified mail, return receipt required. The Clerk of this court is also directed to provide the trial court with a copy of this order.

_________________________________ Rebeca C. Martinez, Chief Justice

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

court on this 4th day of February, 2021

.

___________________________________ MICHAEL A. CRUZ

, Clerk of Court