Supreme Court

Case: 21-0587    
21-0587
07/12/2021
Petition for Review/Cause under Rule 53.1
APACHE CORPORATION 
APOLLO EXPLORATION, LLC; COGENT EXPLORATION, LTD., CO.; AND SELLMOCO, LLC 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
07/05/2023Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filedPetitioner Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Apollo Exploration, LLC, et al.
06/14/2023Response to Motion for RehearingPetitioner Response to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
05/12/2023Motion for RehearingRespondent's Motion for Rehearing of Cause filed Motion for Rehearing flied on behalf of Apollo Exploration, LLC, et al.
01/25/2023Post submission brief filedRespondent Respondent's Reply to Response to Post-Submission Brief filed on behalf of Apollo Exploration, LLC, et al.
12/19/2022Post submission brief filedPetitioner Petitioner's Response to Post-Submission Brief filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
11/18/2022Post submission brief filedRespondent Post Submission Brief filed on behalf of Apollo Exploration, LLC, et al.
10/26/2022Exhibits in case/cause filedPetitioner Oral Argument Exhibits filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
10/25/2022Supplement to Amicus CuriaeReceived (instead of filed) Supplement to Amicus Curiae Brief received on behalf of Jerome H. Schuetzeberg.
10/24/2022Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Brief received on behalf of Jerome H. Schuetzeberg. Submitted by M. Kathleen Davidson with McCleskey, Harriger, Brazill & Graf, L.L.P. of Lubbock, Texas.
03/25/2022Reply BriefPetitioner Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
02/08/2022Brief on the MeritsRespondent Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Apollo Corporation, LLC, et al.
01/19/2022Brief on the MeritsPetitioner Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
10/08/2021Reply to Response to Petition filed Petitioner Reply to Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
09/23/2021Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Apollo Exploration, LLC, et al.
08/25/2021Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
07/21/2023Mandate issued  Mandate & Cost Bill Issued
07/21/2023Corrected judgment issuedIssued The judgment issued April 28 is corrected.
07/21/2023Corrected opinionIssued The Court's opinion issued April 28, 2023 is corrected.
(7/21/2023 10:35:45 AM) 21-0587.jmt.corrected.pdf, 210587cr.pdf
07/21/2023Motion for Rehearing - DisposedDenied
07/05/2023Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filed  Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Apollo Exploration, LLC, et al.
06/21/2023MET to file reply disposed ofFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Reply is due no later than July 5, 2023.
06/20/2023Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Apollo Exploration, LLC, et al.
06/14/2023Response to Motion for Rehearing  Response to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
05/25/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Motion for Rehearing is granted. Response is due June 14, 2023. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
05/25/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
05/15/2023Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to motion for rehearing due no later than May 30, 2023.
05/12/2023Case forwarded to Court 
05/12/2023Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Rehearing flied on behalf of Apollo Exploration, LLC, et al.
05/12/2023Call received  Call received from counsel for Respondent regarding filing.
04/28/2023Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of recordIssued
04/28/2023Opinion issuedCourt of Appeals' judgment reversed and remanded to Court of Appeals The Court reverses in part the court of appeals' judgment and remands the case to that court. Justice Young delivered the opinion of the Court.
(4/28/2023 4:18:17 PM) 210587.pdf, 21-0587.jmt.pdf
01/25/2023Post submission brief filed  Respondent's Reply to Response to Post-Submission Brief filed on behalf of Apollo Exploration, LLC, et al.
12/19/2022Post submission brief filed  Petitioner's Response to Post-Submission Brief filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
11/18/2022Post submission brief filed  Post Submission Brief filed on behalf of Apollo Exploration, LLC, et al.
10/27/2022Oral argument   Argued on behalf of Petitioner by Stephen B. Crain; Argued on behalf of Respondents by William Guy Arnot, III.
10/26/2022Exhibits in case/cause filed  Oral Argument Exhibits filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
10/25/2022Supplement to Amicus Curiae  Supplement to Amicus Curiae Brief received on behalf of Jerome H. Schuetzeberg.
10/24/2022Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief received on behalf of Jerome H. Schuetzeberg. Submitted by M. Kathleen Davidson with McCleskey, Harriger, Brazill & Graf, L.L.P. of Lubbock, Texas.
10/14/2022Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument will be presented by Mr. William Guy Arnot, III with Arnot Law Firm of Houston, Texas, filed on behalf of Apollo Exploration, LLC, et al.
10/14/2022Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of Apache Corp.
06/24/2022Case set for oral argumentCase set for oral argument This cause has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., October 27, 2022.  Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
06/03/2022Petition for Review disposedFiling granted
06/03/2022Petition for Review granted 
03/25/2022Reply Brief  Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
02/18/2022Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Reply brief is due no later than March 25, 2022.
02/17/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
02/08/2022Brief on the Merits  Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Apollo Corporation, LLC, et al.
02/08/2022Call received  Call received from respondent regarding brief on the merits.
01/19/2022Brief on the Merits  Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
12/14/2021Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits is granted. Petitioner's Brief on the Merits is due January 19, 2022. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Respondent's Brief on the Merits is due February 8, 2022. Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits is due February 23, 2022.
12/14/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
11/19/2021Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested:  Petitioner's brief due no later than December 20, 2021; Response brief due January 10, 2022; Reply brief due January 25, 2022.
10/08/2021Reply to Response to Petition filed   Reply to Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
09/28/2021Case forwarded to Court 
09/23/2021Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Apollo Exploration, LLC, et al.
08/25/2021Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
08/12/2021Notice from Counsel of a change in address  Notice of Change of Address filed on behalf of Apollo Corporation, LLC, et al.
07/12/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review granted.  Petition for Review is due no later than August 25, 2021.
07/12/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Apache Corporation.
07/12/2021Clerk's Record 
07/12/2021Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record 
07/12/2021Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record 
07/12/2021Court reporter/recorder's record 
07/12/2021Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record 
07/12/2021Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record 
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
07/21/2023Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Cogent Exploration, Ltd.RespondentMr. Bradley H. Bains  
Mr. Louis Karl Bonham
Mr. Jordan Havard
Mr. Gene M. Zona Jones II
Mr. Michael A. Havard
Mr. David W. Lauritzen
Mr. William Guy Arnot III
Schuetzeberg, Jerome H.Amicus CuriaeMs. M. Kathleen Davidson
Apache CorporationPetitionerMr. Reagan W. Simpson
Mr. David J. Bernal
Mr. Warren W. Harris
Mr. Derek D. Cook
Mr. Harper Estes
Mr. Jeffrey Oldham
Mr. Stephen Burton Crain
Mr. Robert D. Woods
Ms. Dori Goldman
Mr. Timothy Scott McConn
Mr. Douglas S. Griffith
Mr. Andrew Friedberg
Apollo Exploration, LLCRespondentMr. Michael A. Havard
Mr. Bradley H. Bains  
Mr. William Guy Arnot III
Mr. Louis Karl Bonham
Mr. Patrick A. Zummo
Mr. Gene M. Zona Jones II
Mr. David W. Lauritzen
Mr. Jordan Havard
SellmoCo, LLCRespondentMr. Gene M. Zona Jones II
Mr. William Guy Arnot III
Mr. Bradley H. Bains  
Mr. Michael A. Havard
Mr. Louis Karl Bonham
Mr. Jordan Havard
Mr. David W. Lauritzen
Court of Appeals Information:
Aff/Pt and Rev & Rem/Pt 
631 SW3d 502, 06-10-21 
11th Court of Appeals 
Honorable W. Stacy Trotter 
Trial Court Information
385th District Court 
Midland 
Honorable Robin Malone Darr 
CV50538