Patterson Petroleum, et al v. Westfort Energy, LTD, et al
Plaintiff: Patterson Petroleum L.P.
Defendant: Westfort Energy, LTD, Westfort Energy (US) LTD., Premier Pump & Supply, Inc. and John Does
Petitioner: Hawkeye Drilling Co. and Sunrise Petroleum, LLC
Counter Defendant: Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LP, LLLP
Case Number: 3:2002cv00198
Filed: March 1, 2002
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Presiding Judge: Henry T Wingate
Nature of Suit: Real Property: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 3, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 50 ORDER of dismissal re 43 Motion to Intervene. Signed by Judge Henry T. Wingate on 6/2/05. (Cook, Surelda)
March 21, 2005 Opinion or Order Filing 49 ORDER OF DISMISSAL finding as moot 43 Motion to Intervene, finding as moot #48 Motion to Dismiss; that parties announced settlement of this case; case dismissed without prejudice as to all parties . Signed by Judge Henry T. Wingate on 3/18/05. (Cook, Surelda)
March 21, 2005 Filing 48 MOTION to Dismiss Motion to Intervene and To Clarify Agreed Judgment As Moot by Hawkeye Drilling Co. and by Sunrise Petroleum, LLC. (Stewart, Jefferson)
February 9, 2005 TEXT ONLY ORDER finding as moot the parties' motion ore tenus for additional time for plaintiff to respond to intervenors' motion to intervene and to clarify agreed judgment. NO FURTHER WRITTEN ORDER WILL ISSUE FROM THE COURT. (scm, )
October 19, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 47 AGREED ORDER, Extending Time to reply to plaintiffs' response to Hawkeye and Sunrises' Motion on or before 10/8/04. ( signed by Judge Henry T. Wingate ); copies mailed. (jkm)
October 8, 2004 Filing 46 REPLY by movant Hawkeye Drilling Co., movant Sunrise Petroleum to response to [43-1] motion to Intervene by Hawkeye Drilling Co., Sunrise Petroleum and to Clarify Agreed Judgment (mgb)
September 23, 2004 Filing 45 MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Patterson Petroleum, plaintiff Patterson-UTI in support of [44-1] motion response by counter-defendantby plaintiff, counter-defendant, plaintiff (jkm)
September 10, 2004 Filing 44 RESPONSE by plaintiffs Patterson Petroleum, Patterson-UTI to [43-1] motion to Intervene by Hawkeye Drilling Co., Sunrise Petroleum and to Clarify Agreed Judgment (jkm)
July 29, 2004 Filing 43 MOTION to Intervene by Hawkeye Drilling Co., Sunrise Petroleum and to Clarify Agreed Judgment (cwl) Modified on 07/30/2004
July 8, 2004 Abstract of Agreed Judgment (lbt)
June 30, 2004 Opinion or Order Filing 42 ORDER granting [41-1] joint motion Agreed Judgment. Ordered that plaintiff recover a judgment against Westfort jointly and severally for $5,075,181.20 as principal amount due; $400,000 as attorneys fees and $25,000 if this case is appealed to the Court of Appeals and $25,000 if this case is appealed to the US Supreme Court; and post-judgment interest on the judgment at the legal rate as set out. ( signed by Judge Henry T. Wingate ); copies mailed. (cwl)
June 30, 2004 Case closed (cwl)
June 29, 2004 Filing 41 JOINT MOTION by plaintiff Patterson Petroleum, plaintiff Patterson-UTI, defendant Westfort Energy, LTD, defendant Westfort Energy (US) Agreed Judgment (cwl)
June 15, 2004 Filing 40 MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Patterson Petroleum in support of [39-1] motion for Summary Judgment by counter-defendantby plaintiff (jkm)
June 15, 2004 Filing 39 MOTION by plaintiff Patterson Petroleum for Summary Judgment (jkm)
April 29, 2004 Filing 38 NOTICE of Suggestion of Dismissal of Bankruptcy Cases by plaintiffs Patterson Petroleum, Patterson-UTI of proceedings of the defendants Westfort Energy Ltd. and Westfort Energy (US) Ltd. (jkm)
April 29, 2004 Filing 37 REQUEST for Admissions by plaintiff Patterson Petroleum, plaintiff Patterson-UTI to defendant Westfort Energy, LTD, defendant Westfort Energy (US) (jkm)
October 28, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 36 AGREED ORDER granting [35-1] motion to Vacate, Alter or Amend [34-1] judgment order granting [35-2] motion Re-Open Action ( signed by Judge Henry T. Wingate ); copies mailed. (trs)
October 28, 2003 Case reopened (trs)
October 3, 2003 Filing 35 MOTION by plaintiff Patterson Petroleum, plaintiff Patterson-UTI to Vacate, Alter or Amend [34-1] judgment order , and Re-Open Action (trs)
September 25, 2003 Case closed (trs)
September 25, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 34 JUDGMENT DISMISSING ACTION BY REASON OF BANKRUPTCY PENDING. Ordered that this action is dismissed without prejudice and the court retains complete jurisdiction to vacate this order and to reopen the action upon motion of the parties as set out herein. ( signed by Judge Henry T. Wingate ); copies mailed. ob 2003 page 3416 (trs)
July 16, 2003 Filing 33 SUGGESTION OF BANKRUPTCY by plaintiff Patterson Petroleum, plaintiff Patterson-UTI as to defendant Westfort Energy, LTD (trs)
July 16, 2003 Filing 32 SUGGESTION OF BANKRUPTCY by plaintiff Patterson Petroleum, plaintiff Patterson-UTI as to defendant Westfort Energy (US) (trs)
March 26, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER granting [4-1] motion for W. Ray Whitman to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Patterson Drilling ( signed by Magistrate Judge James C. Sumner ); copies mailed. (lwe)
December 2, 2002 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting [29-1] motion for Woodrow W. Pringle, Edward F. Donovan to Withdraw as Attorney (Terminated attorney Woodrow W. Pringle for Westfort Energy (US), attorney Edward F. Donovan for Westfort Energy (US), attorney Woodrow W. Pringle for Westfort Energy, LTD, attorney Edward F. Donovan for Westfort Energy, LTD, attorney Edward F. Donovan for Westfort Energy (US), attorney Woodrow W. Pringle for Westfort Energy (US), attorney Edward F. Donovan for Westfort Energy, LTD, attorney Woodrow W. Pringle for Westfort Energy, LTD. Westfort Energy, Ltd., Westford Energy (US) Ltd., are given 30 days to hire new counsel and have counsel enter an appearance in this case. ( signed by Judge Henry T. Wingate ); copies mailed. (trs)
November 13, 2002 Filing 29 MOTION by counter-claimant Westfort Energy, LTD, counter-claimant Westfort Energy (US) for Woodrow W. Pringle, Edward F. Donovan to Withdraw as Attorney (trs)
November 5, 2002 Filing 28 NOTICE of by plaintiffs of Filing Corrected Exhibits to Patterson's Reply in Opposition to Westford's August 15, 2002 Motion (rrl)
October 23, 2002 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER granting [16-1] motion to Stay, Response to Motion reset to 10/11/02 for [10-1] motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs shall serve discovery requests by 9/16/02 and Defendants shall respond to Plaintiffs discovery by 9/30/02 ( signed by Judge Henry T. Wingate ); copies mailed. (mgb)
October 11, 2002 Filing 26 MOTION by plaintiff Patterson Petroleum, plaintiff Patterson-UTI to Strike evidence of Westfort (trs)
October 11, 2002 Filing 25 RESPONSE by plaintiffs Patterson Petroleum, and Patterson-UTI to [10-1] motion to Dismiss by defendant (trs)
October 7, 2002 Filing 24 Notice of Service of PreDiscovery Disclosure of Core Information by defendants Westfort Energy, LTD, Westfort Energy (US) (trs)
October 2, 2002 Filing 23 Attachment by Westfort Energy, LTD, Westfort Energy (US) to [10-1] motion to Dismiss by counter-claimant by defendant, counter-claimant, defendant (trs)
October 1, 2002 Filing 22 Notice of Service of Disclosure by plaintiff Patterson Petroleum, plaintiff Patterson-UTI (mgb)
October 1, 2002 Filing 21 Notice of Service of Response by plaintiff Patterson Petroleum, plaintiff Patterson-UTI to Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents (mgb)
September 16, 2002 Filing 20 Notice of Service of Interrogatories, Production Request by plaintiffs (trs)
September 9, 2002 Filing 19 RESPONSE by defendants Westfort Energy, LTD, and Westfort Energy (US) to [16-1] motion to Stay by plaintiff (rrl)
September 6, 2002 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER, Substituting Attorney terminated attorney Joseph P. Wise for Westfort Energy (US), and Westfort Energy, LTD, Added Woodrow W. Pringle, III ( signed by Judge Henry T. Wingate ); copies mailed. (rrl)
September 6, 2002 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER granting [14-1] motion to Extend Time to respond to defendants' motion to dismiss, Response to Motion reset to 9/18/02 for [10-1] motion to Dismiss, reset to 9/18/02 for [10-2] motion for Summary Judgment ( signed by Judge Henry T. Wingate ); copies mailed. (rrl)
September 6, 2002 Filing 16 MOTION by plaintiffs to Stay (rrl)
September 5, 2002 Filing 15 ANSWER by plaintiff Patterson Petroleum, plaintiff Patterson-UTI to [13-2] counter claim by defendant (mgb)
August 30, 2002 Filing 14 MOTION by plaintiffs Patterson Petroleum, and Patterson-UTI to Extend Time to respond to defendants' motion to dismiss (rrl)
August 23, 2002 Pro Hac Vice fee paid for W. Ray Whitman FILING FEE $ 25.00 RECEIPT # J050600 (rrl)
August 20, 2002 Rule 16.1(A) order mailed to Edward F. Donovan (lwe)
August 19, 2002 Filing 13 ANSWER to Complaint; jury demand and COUNTERCLAIM by defendants Westfort Energy, LTD, and Westfort Energy (US) against plaintiffs (trs)
August 19, 2002 Filing 12 NOTICE by defendant Westfort Energy, LTD, defendant Westfort Energy (US) of hearing on Motion to Dismiss/Summary Judgment at time to be determined by Court (trs)
August 19, 2002 Filing 11 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance for defendant Westfort Energy, LTD, defendant Westfort Energy (US) by Edward F. Donovan (lwe)
August 19, 2002 Filing 10 MOTION by defendants Westfort Energy, LTD, and Westfort Energy (US) to Dismiss , for Summary Judgment (rrl)
August 15, 2002 Filing 9 NOTICE of dismissal of defendant Premier Pump & Supply, Inc. by plaintiffs (rrl)
August 14, 2002 Filing 8 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance for defendant Westfort Energy, LTD, defendant Westfort Energy (US) by Woodrow W. Pringle III (rrl)
August 14, 2002 Rule 16.1(A) order mailed to Woodrow W. Pringle III (rrl)
July 23, 2002 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER granting [2-1] motion to Extend Time to answer the complaint, reset Answer deadline to 7/29/02 for Westfort Energy (US), for Westfort Energy, LTD ( signed by Magistrate Judge James C. Sumner ); copies mailed. (rrl)
July 19, 2002 Filing 6 SERVICE by Publication - Shirley Mize (rrl)
July 19, 2002 Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to defendant Westfort Energy, LTD, defendant Westfort Energy (US), defendant Premier Pump & 6/26/02 Answer due on 7/16/02 for Premier Pump &, for Westfort Energy (US), for Westfort Energy, LTD (rrl)
July 16, 2002 Filing 4 MOTION by plaintiff Patterson Petroleum for W. Ray Whitman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (rrl)
July 16, 2002 Filing 3 Rule 16.1(A) Initial Order; copies mailed (rrl)
July 16, 2002 Filing 2 MOTION by defendants Westfort Energy, LTD, and Westfort Energy (US) to Extend Time to answer the complaint (rrl)
July 16, 2002 Telephonic Case Management Conference set 3:30 10/8/02 location: Jackson before Magistrate Judge James C. Sumner copies mailed to Joseph P. Wise, Stratton Bull Jr. (rrl)
March 1, 2002 Filing 1 SERVICE by Publication to all unknown parties in interest (trs)
March 1, 2002 Case assigned to Pending Track - designation of appropriate track will be made after Case Management Conference and a final track assignment. (trs)
March 1, 2002 SUMMONS(ES) issued for defendant Westfort Energy, LTD, defendant Westfort Energy (US), defendant Premier Pump & (trs)
March 1, 2002 Magistrate Judge Assignment James C. Sumner (trs)

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Plaintiff: Patterson Petroleum L.P.
Represented By: Stratton Bull, Jr.
Represented By: W. Ray Whitman(PHV)
Represented By: James W. Craig
Represented By: Stacey P. Stracener
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Counter defendant: Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LP, LLLP
Represented By: James W. Craig
Represented By: Stratton Bull, Jr.
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Defendant: Westfort Energy, LTD
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Defendant: Westfort Energy (US) LTD.
Represented By: Joseph P. Wise
Represented By: Woodrow W. Pringle, III
Represented By: Edward F. Donovan
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Defendant: Premier Pump & Supply, Inc.
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Defendant: John Does
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Petitioner: Hawkeye Drilling Co.
Represented By: Janet D. McMurtray
Represented By: Jefferson D. Stewart
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Petitioner: Sunrise Petroleum, LLC
Represented By: Janet D. McMurtray
Represented By: Jefferson D. Stewart
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