Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District v. City of Conroe, Texas, Quadvest LP, Woodland Oaks Utility LP, Crystal Springs Water Co. Inc., Everett Square Inc., E.S. Water Consolidators Inc., Utilities Investment Co. Inc., and T&W Water Service Company

In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-18-00383-CV
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LONE STAR GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, Appellant
V.
CITY OF CONROE, TEXAS, QUADVEST LP, WOODLAND OAKS
UTILITY LP, CRYSTAL SPRINGS WATER CO. INC., EVERETT
SQUARE INC., E.S. WATER CONSOLIDATORS INC., UTILITIES
INVESTMENT CO. INC., AND T&W WATER SERVICE COMPANY,
Appellees
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On Appeal from the 284th District Court
Montgomery County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 15-08-08942-CV
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ORDER
On September 18, 2018, the trial court signed an interlocutory order, which
identified a controlling question of law that may materially advance the ultimate
termination of the litigation, and granted permission to appeal. See Tex. Civ. Prac.
& Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014(d) (West Supp. 2018); see also Tex. R. Civ. P. 168. On
October 3, 2018, Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District filed a petition for
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permission to appeal from the interlocutory order. See Tex. R. App. P. 28.3(a). The
City of Conroe, Texas, filed a response. See Tex. R. App. P. 28.3(f).
The Court grants the petition for permissive appeal of the trial court’s order
of September 18, 2018. See Tex. R. App. P. 28.3(k). Notice of appeal is deemed filed
as of the date of this Order. Id. The record is due October 22, 2018. See Tex. R. App.
P. 35.1(b). The brief of the appellant is due twenty days after the record is filed. See
Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(a). The briefs of the appellees are due twenty days after the
filing of the brief of the appellant. See Tex. R. App. P. 38.6(b). The Clerk of the
Court shall file a copy of this Order with the trial court clerk. See Tex. R. App. P.
28.3(k).
ORDER ENTERED October 11, 2018.
PER CURIAM
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.
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