Shirlaine West Properties Limited and Nathan K. Griffin, on Behalf of the Estate of Lorraine E. West and on Behalf of the Estate of Shirley A. West v. Jamestown Resources, L.L.C. And Total E&P USA, Inc. ( 2021 )

In the
Court of Appeals
Second Appellate District of Texas
at Fort Worth
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No. 02-18-00424-CV
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SHIRLAINE WEST PROPERTIES LIMITED AND NATHAN K. GRIFFIN, ON
BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF LORRAINE E. WEST AND ON BEHALF OF THE
ESTATE OF SHIRLEY A. WEST, Appellants
V.
CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION, L.L.C.; CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, L.L.C.;
JAMESTOWN RESOURCES, L.L.C.; AND TOTAL E&P USA, INC., Appellees
On Appeal from the 96th District Court
Tarrant County, Texas
Trial Court No. 096-289847-17
Before Birdwell and Wallach, JJ., and Gonzalez, J.1 (Judge Gonzalez not participating)
Per Curiam Memorandum Opinion and Order
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The Honorable Ruben Gonzalez, Judge of the 432nd District Court of Tarrant County,
sitting by assignment of the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court pursuant to Section 74.003(h)
of the Government Code. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 74.003(h).
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
On June 29, 2020, appellees Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C. and Chesapeake
Exploration, L.L.C. filed a notice of bankruptcy. Accordingly, we abated the appeal in
an order dated June 30, 2020, which stated in part:
[F]or administrative purposes, this cause is STAYED and will be
treated as a closed case. It may be reinstated on prompt motion by any
party pursuant to rule 8.3(a). See Tex. R. App. P. 8.3(a). Such motion
shall also specify what further action, if any, is required from this court
upon reinstatement of the appeal.
We have considered “Appellants’ Unopposed Motion to Partially Dismiss
Appeal as to Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. and Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C. and
Reinstate Appeal as to Total E&P USA, Inc. and Jamestown Resources, L.L.C.” We
GRANT the motion and reinstate the appeal.
It is further ordered that appellants’ appeal as to appellees Chesapeake
Operating, L.L.C. and Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. is dismissed. See Tex. R. App.
P. 42.1(b). This case shall hereafter be styled Shirlaine West Properties Limited and Nathan
K. Griffin, on behalf of the Estate of Lorraine E. West and on behalf of the Estate of Shirley A.
West v. Jamestown Resources, L.L.C. and Total E&P USA, Inc.
Per Curiam
Delivered: October 14, 2021
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