Supreme Court

Case: 15-0123    
15-0123
02/13/2015
Petition for Review/Cause under Rule 53.1
PEDERNAL ENERGY, LLC 
BRUINGTON ENGINEERING, LTD. 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
05/15/2017Motion for RehearingRespondent's Motion for Rehearing of Cause filed Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Bruington Engineering Ltd.
03/04/2016Reply BriefPetitioner Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
02/04/2016Brief on the MeritsRespondent Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Bruington Engineering Ltd.
12/14/2015Brief on the MeritsPetitioner Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
07/15/2015Reply to ResponsePetitioner Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
06/15/2015Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Bruington Engineering, LLC.
04/15/2015Corrected PetitionPetitioner Petitioner's counsel submitted a Corrected Petition for Review to replace the one filed yesterday. Mistakenly stated that ""six" justices of the court of appeals dissented to the denial of en banc reconsideration, when it should have said "three" justices." Only change was the references to six justices to three justices, updated the cert. of service & compliance.
04/14/2015Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
06/23/2017Mandate issued  Mandate & Cost Bill Issued
06/23/2017Motion for Rehearing - DisposedDenied
05/16/2017Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
05/15/2017Case forwarded to Court 
05/15/2017Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Bruington Engineering Ltd.
05/03/2017Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks  Letter sent to parties regarding correction to judgment.
(5/3/2017 11:24:12 AM) 15-0123.jmt.pdf
05/02/2017Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks  Letter sent to parties regarding correction to majority opinion.  

(5/2/2017 4:21:25 PM) 150123.pdf
04/28/2017Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of recordIssued
04/28/2017Concurring Opinion issued.Issued Justice Devine delivered a concurring opinion.
04/28/2017Opinion issuedCourt of Appeals' judgment reversed, trial court judgment reinstated The Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment and reinstates the trial court's judgment. Justice Johnson delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Green, Justice Willett, Justice Guzman, Justice Lehrmann, Justice Boyd, and Justice Brown joined.
(4/28/2017 2:13:55 PM) 150123c.pdf, 150123.pdf, 15-0123.jmt.pdf
09/14/2016Oral argument   Argued on behalf of petitioner by Sean Reagan; Argued on behalf of respondent by Brian Miller
07/11/2016Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of Bruington Engineering Ltd. Oral argument will be presented by Brian Miller of Royston Rayzor Law Firm.
07/11/2016Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC. Oral argument will be presented by Sean Reagan of Leyh, Payne & Mallia, PLLC.
07/08/2016Case set for oral argumentCase set for oral argument This cause has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., September 14, 2016.  Time allotted to argue:  20/20 minutes
05/27/2016Petition for Review granted 
05/27/2016Petition for Review disposedFiling granted [Note: The date and time for oral argument are yet to be determined.]
03/04/2016Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
03/01/2016Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time is granted.  Reply Brief is due March 4, 2016.  Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will not be considered.
02/29/2016Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy.  
02/19/2016Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits is granted. The Reply Brief is due February 29, 2016. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
02/19/2016Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits. On behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
02/04/2016Brief on the Merits  Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Bruington Engineering Ltd.
01/22/2016Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response Brief on the Merits, filed on behalf of Bruington Engineering Ltd., has been granted. NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE CONSIDERED. Response Brief is due on February 4, 2016. Reply Brief is due on February 19, 2016.
01/22/2016Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response Brief on the Merits, filed on behalf of Bruington Engineering Ltd.
12/16/2015Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Bruington Engineering Ltd. has been granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Respondent's brief is due January 25, 2016; Reply brief is due February 9, 2016.
12/16/2015Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Bruington Engineering Ltd.
12/14/2015Brief on the Merits  Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
11/13/2015Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits is Granted. No further extensions of time will be considered. Petitioner's brief is due December 14, 2015; Respondent's brief is due January 4, 2016; and Reply brief is due January 19, 2016.
11/12/2015Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
10/16/2015Case Record Filed   Electronic Appellate Record received.
10/12/2015Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC has been granted.  FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Petitioner's brief is due November 12, 2015; Respondent's brief is due December 2, 2015; Reply brief is due December 17, 2015.
10/11/2015Motion for Extension of Time filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
09/14/2015Record Requested in Case  Record requested from the 4th COA
09/11/2015Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the Merits Requested: Petitioner’s brief due no later than October 12, 2015, Response brief due November 2, 2015, Reply brief due November 17, 2015.
07/15/2015Reply to Response  Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
06/30/2015MET to file reply disposed ofFiling granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply in Support of Petition for Review is Granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Reply is due July 15, 2015.
06/30/2015Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
06/23/2015Case forwarded to Court 
06/15/2015Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Bruington Engineering, LLC.
05/13/2015Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Bruington Engineering LTD. is Granted; Response is due June 15, 2015.
05/13/2015Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed First Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Bruington Engineering LTD.
04/15/2015Corrected Petition  Petitioner's counsel submitted a Corrected Petition for Review to replace the one filed yesterday. Mistakenly stated that ""six" justices of the court of appeals dissented to the denial of en banc reconsideration, when it should have said "three" justices." Only change was the references to six justices to three justices, updated the cert. of service & compliance.
04/14/2015Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
04/14/2015Fourth Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Fourth Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review is Granted; Petition is due April 14, 2015. NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE CONSIDERED.
04/13/2015Electronic communication received from Party  Message received from Mr. Reagan regarding status of fourth motion for extension of time to file petition for review.
04/13/2015Fourth Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Fourth Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Perdnal Energy, LLC.
04/06/2015Third Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Third Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC has been granted. NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE CONSIDERED. Petition due April 13, 2015.
04/06/2015Third Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Third Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
03/13/2015Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC has been granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Petition is due April 6, 2015.
03/13/2015Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
02/13/2015Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review is Granted. Petition for Review is due March 16, 2015.
02/13/2015Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Pedernal Energy, LLC.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
06/23/2017Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Bruington Engineering, Ltd.RespondentMr. Robert L. Guerra Jr.
Mr. Brian Charles Miller
Mr. Ewing Edben Sikes III
Schlumberger Technology Corp.Other interested party Mr. Michael G. Terry
Pedernal Energy, LLCPetitionerMr. Carlos M. Zaffirini Sr.
Mr. Guadalupe Castillo
Mr. Sean M. Reagan  
Court of Appeals Information:
Reverse & Render 
456 SW3d 181, 08-27-14 
4th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Patricia O. Alvarez 
Trial Court Information
49th District Court 
Zapata 
Honorable Jose Antonio 'Joe' Lopez 
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