Speese v. Dawson Geophysical Company et al
Plaintiff: Speese and Andrew Speese
Defendant: Dawson Geophysical Company, Stephen C. Jumper, Craig W. Cooper, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Mark Vander Ploeg, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson, TGC Industries, Inc. and Riptide Acquisition Corp.
Case Number: 7:2015cv00005
Filed: January 7, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Texas
Office: Midland Office
Presiding Judge: David A Ezra
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 16, 2015 Filing 27 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Andrew Speese (Bilek, Thomas)
February 18, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 26 Order for Scheduling Recommendations/Proposed Scheduling Order. Plaintiff shall submit a scheduling recommendations/proposed scheduling order to the Court within sixty (60) days after the appearance of any defendant. Scheduling Recommendations/Proposed Scheduling Order due by 3/20/2015,. Signed by Judge David A. Ezra. (sm)
February 18, 2015 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #24 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice filed by Evan J. Smith. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Entered by Judge David A. Ezra. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (tr1)
February 18, 2015 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #25 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice filed by Marc L. Ackerman. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Entered by Judge David A. Ezra. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (tr1)
February 17, 2015 Filing 25 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Thomas E. Bilek for Marc L. Ackerman ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-7211726) by on behalf of Andrew Speese. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order)(Bilek, Thomas)
February 17, 2015 Filing 24 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Thomas E. Bilek for Evan J. Smith ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-7211725) by on behalf of Andrew Speese. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order)(Bilek, Thomas)
February 6, 2015 Filing 23 REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by Riptide Acquisition Corp., TGC Industries, Inc., re #8 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Defendant Riptide Acquisition Corp., Defendant TGC Industries, Inc. (Even, Nicholas)
February 6, 2015 Filing 22 RESPONSE in Support, filed by Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson, re #6 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Plaintiff's Derivative and Direct Class Action Complaint for Failure to State a Claim or Alternatively To Stay The Case filed by Defendant Ted R. North, Defendant Stephen C. Jumper, Defendant Tim C. Thompson, Defendant Dawson Geophysical Company, Defendant Gary M. Hoover, PhD. Reply in Support of Dawson Geophysical Company's Section 21.555(B) Statement (Estes, Andrew)
February 6, 2015 Filing 21 RESPONSE in Support, filed by Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson, re #6 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Plaintiff's Derivative and Direct Class Action Complaint for Failure to State a Claim or Alternatively To Stay The Case filed by Defendant Ted R. North, Defendant Stephen C. Jumper, Defendant Tim C. Thompson, Defendant Dawson Geophysical Company, Defendant Gary M. Hoover, PhD. (Estes, Andrew)
January 30, 2015 Filing 20 ADVISORY TO THE COURT by Andrew Speese. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order)(Bilek, Thomas)
January 30, 2015 Filing 19 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion, filed by Andrew Speese, re #8 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Defendant Riptide Acquisition Corp., Defendant TGC Industries, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order)(Bilek, Thomas)
January 30, 2015 Filing 18 SUPPLEMENT to #17 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion, DECLARATION OF THOMAS E. BILEK by Andrew Speese. (Bilek, Thomas)
January 30, 2015 Filing 17 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion, filed by Andrew Speese, re #6 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Plaintiff's Derivative and Direct Class Action Complaint for Failure to State a Claim or Alternatively To Stay The Case filed by Defendant Ted R. North, Defendant Stephen C. Jumper, Defendant Tim C. Thompson, Defendant Dawson Geophysical Company, Defendant Gary M. Hoover, PhD. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order)(Bilek, Thomas)
January 30, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER DENYING #9 Motion to Partially Lift PSLRA Discovery Stay in Order to Conduct Limited Expedited Discovery Signed by Judge David Counts. (sm)
January 30, 2015 Motions No Longer Referred: #9 Opposed MOTION TO PARTIALLY LIFT PSLRA DISCOVERY STAY IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LIMITED EXPEDITED DISCOVERY (sm)
January 28, 2015 MOTION REFERRED: referred #9 Opposed MOTION TO PARTIALLY LIFT PSLRA DISCOVERY STAY IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LIMITED EXPEDITED DISCOVERY. Referral Judge: David Counts. (sm)
January 28, 2015 Opinion or Order Text Order REFERRING #9 Opposed Motion to Partially Lift PSLRA Discovery Stay in Order to Conduct Limited Expedited Discovery to U.S. Magistrate Judge David Counts. Entered by Judge David A. Ezra. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ks)
January 27, 2015 Filing 15 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by Riptide Acquisition Corp., TGC Industries, Inc., re #9 Opposed MOTION TO PARTIALLY LIFT PSLRA DISCOVERY STAY IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LIMITED EXPEDITED DISCOVERY filed by Plaintiff Andrew Speese (Even, Nicholas)
January 27, 2015 Filing 14 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson Supplemental #13 Response in Opposition to Motion, (Estes, Andrew)
January 27, 2015 Filing 13 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson, re #9 Opposed MOTION TO PARTIALLY LIFT PSLRA DISCOVERY STAY IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LIMITED EXPEDITED DISCOVERY filed by Plaintiff Andrew Speese (Estes, Andrew)
January 27, 2015 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #12 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Laura C. Smith for Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. entered by Judge David A. Ezra. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (tr1)
January 27, 2015 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #11 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Thomas Edward O'Brien for Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. entered by Judge David A. Ezra. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (tr1)
January 23, 2015 Filing 12 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by David D. Sterling for Laura C. Smith ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-7150624) by on behalf of Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Granting Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Laura C. Smith)(Sterling, David)
January 23, 2015 Filing 11 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by David D. Sterling for Thomas Edward O'Brien ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-7150504) by on behalf of Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Granting Admission Pro Hac Vice for Thomas Edward O'Brien)(Sterling, David)
January 20, 2015 Filing 10 Memorandum in Support of #9 Opposed MOTION TO PARTIALLY LIFT PSLRA DISCOVERY STAY IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LIMITED EXPEDITED DISCOVERY by Andrew Speese. (Bilek, Thomas)
January 20, 2015 Filing 9 Opposed MOTION TO PARTIALLY LIFT PSLRA DISCOVERY STAY IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LIMITED EXPEDITED DISCOVERY by Andrew Speese. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order)(Bilek, Thomas)
January 16, 2015 Filing 8 MOTION to Dismiss by Riptide Acquisition Corp., TGC Industries, Inc.. (Even, Nicholas)
January 16, 2015 Filing 7 NOTICE Dawson Geophysical Company's Section 21.55(b) Statement by Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Estes, Andrew)
January 16, 2015 Filing 6 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Plaintiff's Derivative and Direct Class Action Complaint for Failure to State a Claim or Alternatively To Stay The Case by Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Proposed Order)(Estes, Andrew)
January 13, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge David A. Ezra for all proceedings. Judge Robert A. Junell no longer assigned to case. Signed by Judge Robert A. Junell. (sm)
January 9, 2015 Filing 4 Letter/Correspondence to Marc L. Ackerman regarding non-admittance. (sm)
January 9, 2015 Filing 3 Letter/Correspondence to Evan J. Smith regarding non-admittance. (sm)
January 8, 2015 Filing 2 JS44 (Civil Cover Sheet) submitted by Andrew Speese. (Bilek, Thomas)
January 7, 2015 Case Assigned to Judge Robert A. Junell. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (se)
January 7, 2015 Filing 1 DERIVATIVE AND DIRECT CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0542-7107349). No Summons requested at this time, filed by Andrew Speese. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Bilek, Thomas) Modified on 1/9/2015 (sm).

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Plaintiff: Andrew Speese
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Defendant: TGC Industries, Inc.
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