Appellate Docket Number: Ol-15-00888-CV 

# I!\ppcllatc Case Style: Eagle Oil 

### & Gas Co. 

### & Eagle Wes-Tcx, L.P. 

## I Vs. I I Shale Exploration, LLC**~----·-·-------------------------------------------------------j**

### l~·~~~£.::_~1ion Case No.:

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Amended/corrected statement: 

### DOCKETING STATEMENT (Civil) Appellate Court: Ist CourtofAppeals (to be tiled in the coun ofappeals upon perfection ofappeal under TRAP 32)



### ,Y. Appellant 

## '------·-------------------- [[] Person 

### IZ] Organization (choose one) 

### I

# Or~ani/alion**~~amc:** Eagle Oil & Gas Co. & Eagle Wes-Te:x,

# L!HJ i j First Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Suffix: ProSe: 

## 0

I. 

### Appellant 

### H. Appellant Attorney(s) 

## ----------------------------1 IZ] Lead Attorney First Name: Bruce Middle Name: 

### W. Last Name: Bowman Suffix: Jr. 

### Law Firm Name:Godwin Lewis PC Address 1: Renaissance Tower Address 2: City: Stute: Texas Telephone: 1201 Elm Street, Suite 1700 Dallas Zip+4: 75270 (214) 939-8679 ext. Fax: (214) 527-3104 Email: Bruce.Bowman@GodwinLewis.com SBN: 02752000

1 1 ' Person 

# D Organization (choose one) 

### 1'-·.J i 

### U. Appellant Attorney(s) 

## D Lead Attorney First Name: W. 

# I I,.. I I 

## I' rrst '<ame: Middle Name: Ira 

# IMiddlc Name: Last Name: Bowman I .asl Name: Sullix: Suffix: 

### Law Firm Name:Godwin Lewis PC

1Pro Sc: 

# 0 Address 1: Renaissance Tower 

# L Address 2: 1201 Elm Street, Suite 1700**·-----------------------------------------------~--------------------------------------------~**

Page 1 of9 ACCEPTED 01-15-00888-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/20/2015 3:22:33 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERKI 

### I. 

### Appellant [] Person 

# 0 Organization (choose one)

First Name: Middle Name: r.asl '\ame: SuC!Ix: ProSe: 

## 0 City: Dallas State: Texas Zip+4: 75270 Telephone: (214) 939-4485 ext. htx: (214) 527-3239 Email: lra.Bowman@GodwinLewis.com SBN: 24050316 

### II. Aptlellant Attorney(s) 

## 0 Lead Attorney First Name: Shawn Middle Name: M. Last Name: McCaskill Suffix: Law Firm Name:Godwin Lewis PC Address 1: Renaissance Tower Address 2: City: 1201 Elm Street, Suite 1700 Dallas Stntc: Texas Zip+4: 75270 Telephone: (214) 939-8684 ext. Fax: (214) 527-3165 ; Email: Shawn.McCaskiii@GodwinLewis.com 

# I SBN: 24007633**~--------------------------------------------------------------1** 

### I. 

### Appellant II. Appellant Attorney(s) 

## 0 Person 

## 0 Organization (choose one) 

## D Lead Attorney First Name: Elaine First Name: Middle Name: A. Middle Name: Last Name: Carlson**La~t** Name: SuCfix: SuiTix: La-vv Firm Name: Pre Sc: 

# 0 Address 1: 15 Chesnut Hill Court 

### IAddress 2: City: The Woodlands Stale: Texas Zip+4: 77380 Telephone: (713) 646-1870 ext. Fax: EmaiI: elainecarlson@comcast.net 

# L ' SBN:**----------------------~------------------------~** 

# Im. Appellee IV. Appellee Attorney(s)**r~---·--~~---------------------+---**

1

## D Person IZ]Organization (choose one) 

## IZJ Lead Attorney Organization Name: ShaleExploration. LLC First Name: Matthew 

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### First Name: Middle Name: Last Name: 

### Surfix: Pro Sc: 

## Q 

# IMiddle Name: R. 

### Last Name: Pearson Suffix: Lm" Firm Name: Gravely & Pearson, LLP Address I· I "

. 425 Soledad, Suite 

### 600

Page 3 of9Address 2: City: Stale: Texas Telephone: 

### Fax: San Antonio
(210) 472-1111 

### Zip+4: 78205 ext.
Email: 

### MPearson@gplawfirm.com SBN: 00788173

### V. Perfection OfAppealAnd Jurisdiction Nature ofCase (Subject matter or type ofcase): Contract Date order orjudgmcnt signed: 7/21/15 and 9/29/15 Type ofjudgmcnt: Jury Trial Dat·c notice ofappeal !]led in trial court: October 16,2015 I

## rn,ailed to the trial court clerk. cdso give the date mailed: October 16. 20l5 Interlocutory appeal orappealable order: DYes 

## lZl No Ifyes. please specify statutory or other basis on which interlocutory order is appealable (Sec TRAP 28):
Accelerated appeal (See TRAP 28): D Yes 

### lZ] No Ifyes. please spccily statutory or other basis on which appeal is accelerated:
i'arcnta! Termination or Child Protection? (Sec TRAP 28.4): []Yes**f~No** Pemtissi,c? (Sec TRAP 28.3): DYes 

# lZJ No lC: cs. please specify statutory or other basis for such status: Agreed? (Sec TRAP 28.2): DYes 

### lZ] No Ifyes. please specify statutory or other basis for such status: 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 ofall parties and issues: 

## IS! Yes []No Appeal ti·om final judgment: IZJ Yes D No DYes 

### lZ] No

Docs the appeal involve the constitutionality or the validity ofa statute, rule, or ordinance? D Ycs IZJNo 

### VI. Actions ExtendingTimeTo PerfectAppeaR .rv!otion lor New Trial: IZJ Yes D No !\lotion to Modify Judgment: IZJYcs DNo Request Jix Findings ofFact DYes 

# lZJ No and Conclusions ofLaw: Vlocion to Reinstate: DYes 

# lZJ No Motion under TRCP 306a: 

# 0 Yes 

# lZJ No Other: DYes 

# lZJ No 

### r

## rother. please specify: lfycs, date tiled: 8/19/15 and 10/16/15 Ifycs. date filed: 8/19/15 and 10/16/15 lfycs, dale liled: Ifyes, date filed: Ifyes, date liicd:



### VII. 

### lndigency OfParty: (Attach file-stamped copy ofaffidavit, and extension motion iffiled.)**---·------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~** .'\ITiJm it Jilcd in trial court: Contcsl lilcd in trial court: Date ruling on contest due: Ruling on contest: D Sustained DYes D No DYes IZJ No

D Overruled Ifycs. date tiled: Ifyes, date lilcd:

Date ofruling:

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### VIn. Bankruptcy lias any party to the court'sjudgment filed I(Jr protection in bankruptcy \\'hich might alkctthis appeal? lfycs. please attach a copy ofthe petition. DYes**~No**

Date bankruptcy filed:



### IX. Tt·ial 

### CourtAnd Record Court: 

### 152 Judicial District Court Countv: Harris County, Texas 

## ' 

# - I i**Tria~** Court Docket :\'umber (Cause No.): 2012-25694 

# I
!'rial Judge (\Yho tried or disposed ot"casc): First Name: Robert Middle Name: Last Name: Schaffer

:i\ddress I: Harris County Civil Courthouse 

# i i/\ddrcss 

### 2 : 201 Caroline, lith Floor 1

## c·· If 1 11; : - ouston 

# I Stale: Texas Zip+ 4: 77002 Telephone: 

### (713) 368-6040 ext. Fax: 

### (713) 368-6801 Email: Bankruptcy Case Number:

Clerk's Record: Trial Court Clerk:**~District** D County Was cle1·k's record requested?**~** Yes D No lfycs. date requested: October 

### 16,2015 lfno. date it 

### will be requested: Were payment arrangements made with clerk?**~Yes** 0No 0Indigent (Note: No request required underTRAP 34.5(a),(b))**---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~** Reporter's or Recorder's Record: l s there a reporter's record? Was reporter's record requested?**~Yes** 

## D No**~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



### Page 5 of9**~** Court Reporter

### ~ Otlicial

First Name: Cynthia Middle Name: La;;t Name: Montalvo Sunix: 0 Court Recorder 0 Substitute

Address I: Address 2: Harris County Civil Courthouse 

### 20 I Caroline. lith Floor City: Houston State: Texas Zip+ 

### 4: 77002

1Tckphonc: (7l3)368-6037 ext. ! 

## iFax: 

# I

# Lm~1il:**~** 

# lx. Supersedeas Bond

# ~1crscdcas bond lilcd:0Yes 

# IZJ No Ifycs. date tiled:

Will file: 

# IZJ Yes 0 No



### XL Extraordinary Relief 

# IWill you request extraordinary rclief(e.g. temporary or ancil:ary relief) from this Court? 0 Yes 

## IZJ No

1

# ~ryes, bricny state 

### the basis ror your request: 

# I IXH. 

### Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation (Complete section if

### filing in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th,

## ~or 14th Court ofAppeal) 

# IShould 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]Yes 0 No 

### i [

## r\ CS. \Iho \Vas the mediator? AIice Oliver-Parrott 

## I
- 

# I\\'hat type or/\DR procedure? mediation 

# iAt 1vhat stage did the case go through ADR? 0 Pre-Trial 

## IZJ Post-Trial 

## D Other 

# IIr other, please specify: 

# IType orcase? Contract 

# I Give a briefdescription ofthe issue to be raised on appeaL the reliefsought. and the applicable standard tclr review. ifknown (without prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relic!): [ No damages f(x misappropriation oftrade secrets were awarded by thejury, legally and factually insuftlcient evidence to support damages awarded. 

## !1 !ow 11 

### as the case disposed 

### of'? Trial Summary ofreliefgranted. including amount ofmoneyjudgment, and ifany. damages awarded. $14.300.000 in damages, and Ifmoneyjudgment, what was the amount? Actual damages:

# ~nitivc (or similar) damages: $4,500,000.00 $14,300,000.00
Page 6 of9 $4,500,000 in exemplary damages

## ,-------------------------------------·-----------------------------------------------------------------, Attorney's fees (trial): $0.00 Attorney's lees (appellate): $0.00 Other: $1,426,082.00 

### Ifother. please spccify: prejudgment interest


## !Will you challenge this Court'sjurisdiction? DYes

## ~No 

# IDocsjudgment have language th::;t one or more parties "take nothing"')

# ~ Ycs D No**Do·~sjudgmcnt** have a Mother llubbard clause?**~Yes** D No

Other basis for linality? Rate the complexity ofthe case (usc I 

### fix least and 5 f()r most complex): D I D 2 D 3 D 4 IZJ5 Please make my ans\vcr to the preceding questions known to other parties in this case. Can the parties agree on an appellate mediator? DYes D No I

## r: cs. please give name. address. telephone. fax and email address:**N~tllC** Address Telephone
J.anguagcs other than English in which the mediator should be proficient: Name ofperson filing out mediation section ofdocketing statement:



### XIII. Related Matters**~Yes** D No

Fax Email



### IList any pending or past related appeals before this or any other Texas appellate court by court. docket number. and style. ! I 1Docket Number: Trial Court: Style: Vs.

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### /XIV" Pro Bono Program: (Complete section iffiling in the 

### lst, 3nl, 

### 5th, or 14th Courts ofAppeals) 

### L
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __, /The Courts ofAppeals listed abo,·c, in conjunction with the State Bar ofTexas Appellate Section Pro Bono Committee and local Bar Associations. are conducting a program to place a limited number ofcivil 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. 

### Ifa case is selected by the Committee. and can be matched with appellate counsel. that counsel will take over representation ofthe 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. Ifyour 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 ifyou 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. Do you want this case to be considered f(Jr inclusion in the Pro Bono Program? 

## D Yes 

### [;g] No Do you authorize the Pro Bono Committee to contact your trial counsel ofrecord 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 

## Ithe purposes orconsidering the case for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program. I

## r: ou have not pre,'iously lilcd an at1idavit orlndigcney and uttuchcd a tile-stamped copy orthat atlidavit, docs your income exceed 

### 200% of the U.S. Department ofHealth 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 BarNo.: 

### 24007633

Flcctronic Signature: Shawn M. McCaskill ((lptional)



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### XVH. 

### Certificate ofService 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 orjudgment as lollmvs on October 20,2015

Signaturc ofcounsel (or pro sc party) Electronic Signature: Shawn M. McCaskill (Optional) State Bar No.: 24007633 Ccrli

### !Icalc ofService Requirements (TRAP 9.5(c)): 

### A certificate ofsen icc must be signed by the person who made the scrvic·c and must state: (I) the date and manner ofservice; (2) the name and address ofeach person served. and (3) ifthc person served is a party's attorney. the name ofthe party represented by that attorney**Plca~c** enter the following lor each person served: 

# IDate Sencd: October 16, 20 15 I 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 Telephone: (210) 472-1111 ext. Fax: (210) 472-1110 Email: MPcarson@gplawfirm.com [f/ltlnrncy. Representing Pariy's Name: ShaleExploration. LLC

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