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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

SAN ANGELO DIVISION

PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES 

USA, INC.,

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RANDALL SCOTT HOUSTON, 

KORTNIE DICKERSON, 

INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ATTORNEYIN-FACT FOR RANDALL SCOTT 

HOUSTON, BRANDON HOUSTON, 

AND RRIG ENERGY, LLC,

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Defendants.

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RANDALL SCOTT HOUSTON AND 

KORTNIE DICKERSON, 

INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS ATTORNEYIN-FACT FOR RANDALL SCOTT

HOUSTON,

Counter-Plaintiffs,

v.

PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES 

USA, INC.,

Counter-Defendant,

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RANDALL SCOTT HOUSTON AND 

KORTNIE DICKERSON, 

INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS ATTORNEYIN-FACT FOR RANDALL SCOTT 

HOUSTON,

Cross-Plaintiffs,

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BRANDON HOUSTON,

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Cross-Defendant,

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JOINT NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (“Pioneer”), 

Defendant/Counter-Plaintiffs/Cross-Plaintiffs Randall Scott Houston (“Houston”) and Kortnie 

Dickerson, individually, and as attorney-in-fact for Randall Scott Houston (“Dickerson”), 

Defendant/Cross-Defendant Brandon Houston, and Defendant RRIG Energy, LLC (“RRIG”) (all 

together as the “Parties”) file this Joint Notice of Settlement, and respectfully show as follows. 

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The Parties respectfully notify the Court that they have reached a resolution of all of the 

claims in this Matter. The Parties have agreed to a settlement agreement and are currently

working to finalize the settlement agreement and file their dismissal documents. The Parties 

request fourteen (14) days to finalize and submit the above documents to this Court. 

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, the Parties pray that the Court take 

notice that the Parties have resolved all of the claims asserted in this matter, that they be given 

fourteen (14) days to finalize and submit their dismissal document, and for all other relief that 

they may be justly entitled at law or in equity.

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Respectfully Submitted:

/s/ Philip W. Danaher

Philip W. Danaher

Texas Bar No. 24078395

Missouri Bar No. 74194

philip@danaherlawfirm.com

Danaher Law Firm

833 SW Lemans Lane, Suite 116

Lee’s Summit, MO 64082

Tel.: 817-791-4892

Fax: 816-622-1293

Larry W. Bale

Texas Bar No. 01629830

lwb@hwdcb.com

Hay, Wittenburg, Davis, Caldwell & Bale, 

L.L.P.

P.O. Box 271

San Angelo, Texas 76902

Attorneys for Defendants Randall Scott 

Houston and Kortnie Dickerson 

Individually and as Agent and Attorney-inFact for Randall Scott Houston

/s/ Will C. Griffis w/ permission by Philip W. 

Danaher

Ben Davidson

Texas State Bar No. 05430590

bdavidson@mhbg.com

Will C. Griffis

Texas State Bar No. 24064159

wgriffis@mhbg.com

McClesky, Harriger, Brazill & Graf, L.L.P.

5010 University Avenue, Suite 500

Lubbock, Texas 79413

Tel.: 806-796-7300

Fax: 806-796-7305 

Attorneys for Defendant Brandon Scott 

Houston

/s/ Conrad D. Hester w/ permission by Philip 

W. Danaher

Robert C. Vartabedian

Texas State Bar No. 24053534

rob.vartabedian@alston.com

Conrad D. Hester

Texas State Bar No. 24066562

conrad.hester@alston.com

Meaghan D. Nowell

Texas State Bar No. 24102288

meaghan.nowell@alston.com

Bank of America Tower

301 Commerce Street, Suite 3635

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Tel.: 682-354-2000

Fax: 682-354-2299

Attorneys for Defendant 

RRIG Energy, LLC 

/s/ Jack Balderson, Jr. w/ permission by 

Philip W. Danaher

Jack Balderson, Jr.

Texas State Bar No. 24031716

jack@tbtexlaw.com

Jeffrey Tasker

State Bar No. 00795678

jeff@tbtexlaw.com

Tasker & Balderson PLLC

4335 Windsor Centre Trail, Suite 150

Flower Mound, Texas 75028

Tel.: 972-355-5959

Fax: 972-692-8200

Attorneys for Plaintiff Pioneer Natural 

Resources USA, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document

has been served upon all counsel of record via the Court’s electronic filing system on this 27th

day of September 2022.

/s/ Philip W. Danaher

PHILIP W. DANAHER

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