# Jf**ourtfj Court** **of Appeals;** **gntonio, June** **19,2013 No.** **04-13-00201-CV BANK** **OF AMERICAN,** **N.A. as** **Trustee of** **Bettye Baker** **Brown Trust,** **u/w, f/b/o** **William David** **Deiss, Bettye** **Baker Brown** **Trust u/w,** **f/b/o Diane** **Elizabeth Mysliweic,** **Bettye Baker** **Brown Trust** **u/w/, f/b/o** **Paula Jane** **Roberts, Dorothy** **Baker Shaw** **1966 Trust,** **Baker E.,** **Appellants v.** **PRIZE ENERGY** **RESOURCES, L.P.,** **Prize Operating** **Company, Gruy** **Petroleum Management** **Company n/k/a** **Cimarex Energy** **Co. of** **Colorado, Magnum** **Hunter Resources,** **Inc., Cimarex** **Energy Co.,** **Hunter Gas** **Gathering, Inc.,** **Pat R.** **Rutherford Jr.,** **Michael G.** **Rutherford, Rut,** **Appellees From** **the 343rd** **Judicial District** **Court, McMullen** **County, Texas** **Trial Court** **No. M05-0002-CV-C** **Honorable Michael** **E. Welborn,** **Judge Presiding** 

### ORDER**The clerk's** **record was** **originally due** **March 16,** **2013. When** **neither the** **record nor** **notice of** **late record** **was filed,** **this court** **sent the** **clerk letter** **advising the** **clerk to** **file, within** **ten days** **of the** **date of** **the letter,** **notice of** **late record** **or file** **the record** **within thirty** **days of** **the date** **of the** **letter. The** **clerk did not** **file notice** **of late** **record, and** **therefore, the** **clerk's record** **was due** **May 2,** **2013. On** **May 8,** **2013, the** **clerk filed** **partial record** **in this** **court; two** **volumes of** **the clerk's record** **were missing.** **When this** **court called** **to inquire** **on May** **8. 2013.** **the clerk's** **office advised** **us that** **two volumes** **had been** **lost and** **the clerk** **was waiting** **for the** **trial court** **to sign** **an order** **authenticating copies** **of the** **lost documents** **supplied by** **the parties.** **The clerk** **did not** **indicate how** **long this** **might take.** **Accordingly, we** **advised the** **clerk to** **file notice** **of late** **record. The** **notice of** **late record** **was filed** **May 13,** **2013, and** **stated: During** **the preparation** **of the** **above captioned** **cause, the** **court [sic]** **realized the** **Supplemental Master** **Appendix in** **Support of** **Plaintiffs Summary** **Judgment and** **Response Motions** **was missing** **from our** **files. In** **response, we** **requested file** **stamped copy** **from the** **filing attorney** **of this** **Supplement. As** **result, we** **are in** **the process** **of getting** **the approval** **from all** **the attorneys** **participating in** **this appeal.** **Once this** **is done** **we will** **forward the** **missing bate** **stamped pages** **255- 646** **as part** **of the** **clerk's record.** **Based on** **the notice,** **and the** **absence of stated** **extension date,** **we granted** **the request** **to**

### extend**time to** **file the** **record and** **ordered the** **clerk to** **file the** **remaining portions** **of the** **clerk's record** **in this court** **on or** **before June** **13, 2013.** **On June** **12, 2013,** **the clerk** **filed letter** **in this** **court advising** **us that** **the documents** **missing from** **the clerk's** **record are** **contained within** **the clerk's** **record in** **another appeal** **that was** **previously filed** **in this** **court. The** **clerk advised** **that the** 

### parties**intended to** **file motion** **to transfer** **portion of** **the clerk's** **record from** **the previous** **appeal into** **the record** **in this** **appeal.**

### In**accordance with** **the clerk's** **letter, on** **June 17,** **2013, appellants** **filed their** **"Unopposed**

### Motion**to Transfer** **Portion of** **the Clerk's** **Record from** **Prior Appeal.''** **In that** **motion, appellants** **advise that** **final judgment** **was first** **entered in** **the suit** **underlying the** **present appeal** 

### in**2009. That** **judgment was** **appealed to** **this court** **in appeal** **number 04-09-00603-CV,** **styled Prize** **Energy Resources,** **et al.** **v. Cliff** **Hoskins, Inc.,** **Bank of** **America, N.A.,** **el al.** **That appeal** **resulted in** **an opinion** **that remanded** **portion of** **the case** **to the** **trial court** **for further** 

### proceedings.**Now, final** **judgment has** **been rendered** **in the** **remanded portion** **of the** **suit and** 

### the**current appeal** **is pending.** **The clerk's** **record from** **the first** **appeal, No.** **04-09-00603-CV, contains** **the documents** **that are** **missing from** **the current** **clerk's record.** **Accordingly, appellants** 

### ask**that we** **transfer portion** **of the** **clerk's record** **from the** **previous appeal** **into the** **record in** **the current** **appeal, which** **would complete** **the clerk's** **record in** **the pending** **appeal. As** **noted, the** **motion is** **unopposed. Based** **on the** **foregoing, we** **GRANT the** **unopposed motion** **to transfer** **and ORDER** **the**

### clerk**of this** **court to** **transfer volumes** **through and** **volume 11** **from the** **supplemental clerk's** **record in** **appeal number** **04-09-00603-CV, which** **was filed** **in this court** **on or** **about January** **25,**

### 2013,**into the** **current appeal,** **which is** **appeal number** **04-13-00201-CV. The** **transferred portion** **of the** **record is** **ORDERED included** **in the** **record in** **appeal number** **04-13-00201-CV as** **though the** **original had** **been filed** **therein. We** **ORDER the** **clerk's record** **deemed filed** **in full** **in this** **court as** **of the** **date of** **this order.** **Accordingly, appellants"** **brief is** **due July** **19, 2013.** 

### We**further ORDER** **the clerk** **of this** **court to** **serve copy** **of this** **order on** **all counsel** **and the** **district clerk.** **Marialyn Barnard,** **Justice**

### IN**WITNESS WHEREOF,** **have hereunto** **set my** **hand and** **affixed the** **seal of** **the said** **court on** **this 19th** **day of** **June, 2013.** **Keit Clerk** **of Court**