BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC et al v. SWEPI LP
Plaintiff: BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC and BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P.
Defendant: SWEPI LP
Intervenor Defendant: ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC
Case Number: 2:2017cv01231
Filed: September 21, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Office: Pittsburgh Office
County: Allegheny
Presiding Judge: Marilyn J Horan
Referring Judge: Mark R Hornak
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 147 ORDER granting #137 DEFENDANT SWEPI's Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 11/12/2020. (rtw)
November 12, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 146 ORDER granting #135 Motion to Recover Attorney's Fees and Costs Incurredby DEFENDANT ROCKDALE MARCELLUS, LLC. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 11/12/2020. (rtw)
November 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 145 STATUS REPORT and Stipulation regarding Motions to Recover Attorney's Fees by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Krock, Gregory)
November 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 144 TEXT ORDER that parties shall file a Joint Status Report, as discussed during status conference held this date, by 11/10/2020. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 11/03/2020. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (rtw)
November 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Text Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Marilyn J. Horan: Status Conference held on 11/3/2020 re Motions for Attorneys Fees. parties are to submit joint status report by 11/10/20 re possibility of agreed-upon consent judgment, or else court will set hearing on motions. (Court Reporter: Sharon Siatkowski) Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes a Minute of the Court or Notice on the matter. (rtw)
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 143 TEXT ORDER re #135 and #137 Motion for Attorney Fees, and the #142 Response thereto. A Video Status Conference is hereby set for 11/3/2020 at 10:45 AM in before Judge Marilyn J. Horan. The status conference will be conducted by Zoom video, with instructions to be conveyed to counsel at a later date. NOTE: this status conference is not an evidentiary hearing on the motions. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 10/26/2020. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (rtw)
October 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 142 RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION to #137 Motion for Attorney Fees, #135 Motion for Attorney Fees, filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Dimitroff, Sashe)
October 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 141 NOTICE of Appearance by Megan Smith Haines on behalf of ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Haines, Megan)
October 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 140 TEXT ORDER that Plaintiffs' Response to #137 SWEPI LP's Motion for Attorney Fees and #135 Rockdale Marcellus LLC's Motion for Attorney Fees is due by 10/23/2020. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 10/13/2020. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (rtw)
October 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 139 BRIEF in Support re #137 Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs filed by SWEPI LP. (Werner, Justin)
October 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 138 Appendix to #137 Motion for Attorney Fees by SWEPI LP. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Justin H. Werner, #2 Exhibit 2 - Reed Smith LLP Invoices) (Werner, Justin)
October 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 137 MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs by SWEPI LP. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Werner, Justin)
October 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 136 BRIEF in Support re #135 Motion for Attorney Fees filed by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Krock, Gregory)
October 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 135 MOTION for Attorney Fees by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order) (Krock, Gregory)
September 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 134 ORDER that Rockdale Marcellus LLC's #95 Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED as to all claims asserted against Rockdale and SWEPI LP. SWEPI LP's #98 Motion for Summary Judgment is dismissed, without prejudice, as moot. As to Count I, Judgment as a matter of law is entered in favor of SWEPI LP and against Bradford Energy Capital, LLC and Bradford Drilling Associates XXVII L.P. As to Count II, Judgment as a matter of law is entered in favor of Rockdale Marcellus LLC and against Bradford Energy Capital, LLC and Bradford Drilling Associates XXVII L.P. The Clerk is to mark this case CLOSED. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 9/25/2020. (rtw)
September 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 133 OPINION indicating that the #95 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC will be granted, and the #98 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by SWEPI LP will be dismissed, without prejudice, as moot. Summary judgment will be granted in favor of Defendants Rockdale Marcellus, LLC and SWEPI LP and against Plaintiffs Bradford Energy Capital, LLC, and Bradford Drilling Associates XXVII L.P. as to all claims. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 9/25/2020. (rtw)
May 17, 2020 Opinion or Order FINAL NOTICE: In preparation of the Court's conversion to NextGen, our Court's CM/ECF system will be unavailable from 12:00 p.m. (Noon) on Friday, May 22, 2020, until 11:59 pm. Monday, May 25, 2020. Please plan accordingly. Complete information, including a checklist of actions regarding the WDPA NexGen CM/ECF implementation, can be found #here. Preparing for NextGen is a two-step process. The first step is to upgrade any legacy PACER accounts. The second step is to link that upgraded PACER account with your WDPA CM/ECF account after the Court goes live with NextGen. To link your account, you will need your current e-filing credentials from our Court. If your CM/ECF login contains any special characters (anything other than a letter or number), you will need to change it as logins with those characters will be unable to link to PACER accounts. No later than Thursday, May 21, 2020, you should log into both PACER and the current version of CM/ECF to review and record your current e-filing credentials for both, as you will need to know them in order to e-file after May 23, 2020. Please consult the Court's #administrative order for additional information on deadlines and alternative filing options during this period. (Administrator, ) (ADI)
May 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 132 REPORT of Mediation: Case has not been resolved. The parties are reminded of their obligation to complete the ADR questionnaire and submit within 5 days of the conclusion of the ADR process. The questionnaire can be accessed at www.pawd.uscourts.gov. Click on the ADR icon. Mediation session was held on 5/5/2020. (White, David)
April 26, 2020 Opinion or Order IMPORTANT NOTICE: The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania will be upgrading its current CM/ECF system to the Next Generation of CM/ECF on May 26, 2020. Complete information, including a checklist of actions regarding the WDPA NexGen CM/ECF implementation, can be found #here. Preparing for NextGen is a two-step process. The first step is to upgrade any legacy PACER accounts. Each attorney must have an individual upgraded PACER account in order to electronically file after our conversion to NextGen. The second step will be to link that upgraded PACER account with your WDPA CM/ECF account after the Court goes live with NextGen. To link your account, you will need your current e-filing credentials from our Court. If your CM/ECF login contains a special character (such as &, @, $, *), you will need to change it as logins with those characters will be unable to link to PACER accounts. No later than Thursday, May 21, 2020, you should log into both PACER and the current version of CM/ECF to (1) review and record your current e-filing credentials for both, as you will need to know them in order to e-file after May 23, 2020 and (2) ensure that your primary email address to receive Notices of Electronic Filings (NEF) is accurate. Failure to provide an accurate email address may result in a delay in receiving NEFs after the Court converts to NextGen. (Administrator, ) (ADI)
April 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 131 ORDER that #129 the Consent Motion for Extension to File Response to Motion to Exclude Expert Opinion of Bruce M. Kramer is GRANTED, in part. In light of the impending efforts of David White, and considering that this court does not intend to rule or consider any of the motions to exclude experts' opinions until closer to trial, the parties do not need to file any responses or replies to any said motions until 20 days before any pre-trial conference in this matter or until further order of court. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 4/24/2020. (rtw)
April 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 130 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediation. David B. White is appointed as mediator. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 4/24/2020. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (rtw)
April 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 129 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #128 Brief in Support of Motion, #127 MOTION To Exclude Expert Testimony Of Bruce M. Kramer by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Haines, Megan)
April 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 128 BRIEF in Support re #127 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief, Motion to Exclude the Expert Testimony of Bruce M. Kramer filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Dimitroff, Sashe)
April 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 127 MOTION To Exclude Expert Testimony Of Bruce M. Kramer by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E) (Dimitroff, Sashe)
April 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 126 ORDER granting Rockdale's #125 Motion for Leave to File Reply Briefs as stated in Order. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 4/22/2020. (rtw)
April 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 125 MOTION for Leave to File REPLY BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF MOTIONS TO EXCLUDE EXPERT OPINIONS OF W. CLAY KIMBRELL AND JAMES HARDEN by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Haines, Megan)
April 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 124 BRIEF in Support of #123 Response in Opposition, filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Dimitroff, Sashe)
April 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 123 RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION to #119 Motion to Exclude Expert Opinion of W. Clay Kimbrell, #120 Brief in Support of Motion, filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order, #2 Exhibit Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit Exhibit c) (Dimitroff, Sashe) Modified text on 4/20/2020. (jjg)
April 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 122 BRIEF in Opposition re #117 Motion to Exclude Expert Opinion of James Harden filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Dimitroff, Sashe) Modified text on 4/20/2020. (jjg)
April 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 121 RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION to #118 Brief in Support of Motion, #117 Motion to Exclude Expert Opinion of James Harden, filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order, #2 Exhibit Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit Exhibit E) (Dimitroff, Sashe) Modified text on 4/20/2020. (jjg)
April 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Text Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Marilyn J. Horan: Oral Argument held on 4/16/2020 via video conference re #98 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by SWEPI LP, and #95 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. Motions taken under advisement. (Court Reporter: Barbara Leo) Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes a Minute of the Court or Notice on the matter. (rtw)
April 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 120 BRIEF in Support re #119 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief to Exclude Expert Opinion of W. Clay Kimbrell filed by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Krock, Gregory)
April 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 119 MOTION to Exclude Expert Opinion of W. Clay Kimbrell by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C) (Krock, Gregory)
April 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 118 BRIEF in Support re #117 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief to Exclude Expert Opinion of James Harden filed by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Krock, Gregory)
April 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 117 MOTION to Exclude Expert Opinion of James Harden by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F) (Krock, Gregory)
March 28, 2020 Opinion or Order IMPORTANT NOTICE: The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (WDPA) will be upgrading its current CM/ECF system to the Next Generation of CM/ECF (NextGen CM/ECF) on Monday, May 26, 2020. Complete information, including a checklist of actions regarding the WDPA NexGen CM/ECF implementation, can be found at #here . Currently, multiple attorneys within a firm may share a single PACER account. Shared PACER accounts cannot be used by WDPA e-filing attorneys once the WDPA NextGen CM/ECF system is implemented. Each attorney must have an individual upgraded PACER account that will be linked to the e-filing account. If you have an upgraded PACER account, no action is required until after the WDPA NextGen CM/ECF upgrade on May 26, 2020. You have an upgraded PACER account if you (1) e-file in another NextGen court, or (2) created your PACER account after August 10, 2014. If neither of these are true, you must upgrade your legacy PACER account before you will be able to link your PACER account to your current WDPA CM/ECF account for your new NextGen CM/ECF account. Further informational notices will be sent later, but if you have questions about upgrading your PACER account, please contact the PACER Service Center at 800-676-6856. (Administrator, ) (ADI)
March 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 116 TEXT ORDER: The Oral Argument set for 4/16/2020 at 10:00 AM will now be conducted via dial-in number, which requires participants to dial-in and provide an access code. To obtain the information required to participate in the conference, please log-in to ECF #115 AT&T Scheduling Notice. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 3/24/2020. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (jgb)
March 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 115 AT&T SCHEDULING NOTICE FOR ALL TELEPHONIC CONFERENCES. Every Telephonic Conference conducted will be via an AT&T call-in number which requires participants to dial-in and provide an access code. When a Telephonic Conference is scheduled you will be instructed to refer back to this Notice. This document has a security setting of "Case Participants Only", so only those individuals will have access to view the document. (jgb)
March 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 114 ORDER granting #113 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Stefanie Lepore Burt terminated. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 3/20/2020. (rtw)
March 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 113 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by SWEPI LP. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Burt, Stefanie)
January 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 112 TEXT ORDER Setting Hearing and Oral Argument on #95 Rockdale Marcellus LLC's MOTION for Summary Judgment and #98 Swepi LP's MOTION for Summary Judgment for Thursday, 4/16/2020 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 8A before Judge Marilyn J. Horan. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 1/24/20. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (rtw)
January 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 111 RESPONSE to Plaintiff's Additional Material Facts in Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment to #105 Response, filed by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E) (Krock, Gregory)
January 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 110 REPLY BRIEF re #95 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Krock, Gregory)
January 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 109 REPLY BRIEF re #100 Brief in Support of Motion, #98 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by SWEPI LP. (Werner, Justin)
December 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 108 ORDER granting #107 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Ariel N. Forbes terminated. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 12/28/2019. (rtw)
December 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 107 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by SWEPI LP. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Forbes, Ariel)
December 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 106 Appendix to #105 Response, #104 Brief in Opposition to Motion by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 5-A, #7 Exhibit 5-B, #8 Exhibit 5-C, #9 Exhibit 5-D, #10 Exhibit 5-E, #11 Exhibit 5-F, #12 Exhibit 5-G, #13 Exhibit 5-H, #14 Exhibit 5-I, #15 Exhibit 5-J, #16 Exhibit 5-K, #17 Exhibit 5-L, #18 Exhibit 5-M, #19 Exhibit 5-N, #20 Exhibit 5-O, #21 Exhibit 6, #22 Exhibit 7, #23 Exhibit 8, #24 Exhibit 9, #25 Exhibit 10, #26 Exhibit 11, #27 Exhibit 11-A, #28 Exhibit 12, #29 Exhibit 13, #30 Exhibit 14, #31 Exhibit 15, #32 Exhibit 16, #33 Exhibit 17, #34 Exhibit 18, #35 Exhibit 19, #36 Exhibit 20, #37 Exhibit 21, #38 Exhibit 22, #39 Exhibit 23, #40 Exhibit 24, #41 Exhibit 25, #42 Exhibit 26, #43 Exhibit 27, #44 Exhibit 28, #45 Exhibit 29, #46 Exhibit 30, #47 Exhibit 31, #48 Exhibit 32, #49 Exhibit 33, #50 Exhibit 34, #51 Exhibit 35, #52 Exhibit 36, #53 Exhibit 37, #54 Exhibit 38, #55 Exhibit 38-A, #56 Exhibit 39, #57 Exhibit 40, #58 Exhibit 41, #59 Exhibit 42, #60 Exhibit 43, #61 Exhibit 43-A, #62 Exhibit 44) (Dimitroff, Sashe)
December 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 105 RESPONSE Statement of Material Facts to #96 Concise Statement of Material Facts,,,, filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Dimitroff, Sashe)
December 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 104 BRIEF in Opposition re #95 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Dimitroff, Sashe)
December 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 103 EXHIBITS Appendix in Support of #101 Response in Opposition, #102 Response by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1 to Appendix, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 2 to Appendix, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 3 to Appendix, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3-A to Appendix, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 3-B to Appendix, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 4 to Appendix, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 5 to Appendix) (Dimitroff, Sashe)
December 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 102 RESPONSE Concise Statement of Facts to #99 Concise Statement of Material Facts, filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Dimitroff, Sashe)
December 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 101 RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION to #100 Brief in Support of Motion, #98 Motion for Summary Judgment, filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order to Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment) (Dimitroff, Sashe)
November 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 100 BRIEF in Support re #98 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by SWEPI LP. (Werner, Justin)
November 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 99 CONCISE STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS re #98 Motion for Summary Judgment by SWEPI LP. (Attachments: #1 Appendix) (Werner, Justin)
November 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 98 MOTION for Summary Judgment by SWEPI LP. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Werner, Justin)
November 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 97 BRIEF in Support re #95 Motion for Summary Judgment filed by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Krock, Gregory)
November 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 96 CONCISE STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M, #14 Exhibit N, #15 Exhibit O, #16 Exhibit P, #17 Exhibit Q, #18 Exhibit R, #19 Exhibit S, #20 Exhibit T, #21 Exhibit U, #22 Exhibit V, #23 Exhibit W, #24 Exhibit X, #25 Exhibit Y, #26 Exhibit Z, #27 Exhibit AA, #28 Exhibit BB, #29 Exhibit CC, #30 Exhibit DD, #31 Exhibit EE, #32 Exhibit FF, #33 Exhibit GG, #34 Exhibit HH, #35 Exhibit II, #36 Exhibit JJ) (Krock, Gregory)
November 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 95 MOTION for Summary Judgment by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Krock, Gregory)
November 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 94 ORDER GRANTING #93 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Jennifer M. Thompson terminated. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 11/1/2019. (jgb)
October 31, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 93 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by SWEPI LP. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Thompson, Jennifer)
September 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 92 ORDER GRANTING #91 MOTION to Extend Time to Post-Discovery Deadlines filed by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. Completions of expert depositions due 10/21/2019. Motion for summary judgment due 11/21/2019. Responses to motion for summary judgment due 12/17/2019. Replies in support for summary judgment due 1/6/2020. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 9/28/2019. (jgb)
September 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 91 MOTION to Extend Time to Post-Discovery Deadlines by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Haines, Megan)
September 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 90 TEXT SCHEDULING ORDER: The Telephonic Discovery Status Conference scheduled for 9/12/2019 is cancelled. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 9/12/2019. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (jgb)
September 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 89 TEXT ORDER that a Telephonic Status Conference to address a Discovery Issue is set for Thursday, 9/12/2019, at 11:30 AM in Courtroom 6B before Judge Marilyn J. Horan. All participants shall contact the undersigned's Chambers on a single telephone line, and Defendants' counsel shall coordinate the call. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 9/10/2019. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (rtw)
July 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 88 ORDER GRANTING #87 Stipulation to Amend Scheduling Order. Defendant Expert Reports due by 8/12/2019. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 7/24/2019. (jgb)
July 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 87 STIPULATION to Amend Scheduling Order by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Haines, Megan)
May 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 86 NOTICE of Appearance by Gregory J. Krock on behalf of ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Krock, Gregory)
May 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 85 POST-DISCOVERY SCHEDULING ORDER: Expert Depositions deadline is extended to 9/30/2019; Summary Judgment due by 10/30/2019; Responses to Summary Judgment due by 11/27/2019; Reply, if any, due by 12/11/2019. Pretrial and trial deadlines will be set after resolution of motions for summary judgment. The parties are encouraged to revisit mediation at the earliest possible time. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 5/23/2019. (rtw)
May 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Text Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Marilyn J. Horan: Telephonic Post-Discovery Status Conference held on 5/23/2019. Appearing for Plaintiffs: Sashe Dimitroff & Alexandra Trujillo; for Swepi: Justin Werner; for Rockdale: Meghan Haines & Greg Krock. Order will be entered extending deadline for expert depositions to 9/30 and to set deadlines for summary judgment motions. (Court Reporter: Noreen Re) Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes a Minute of the Court or Notice on the matter. (rtw)
January 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 84 ORDER indicating that Court directs that the defense shall respond to the discovery propounded upon them within 30 days of this date. Defense may file a request for protective order with appropriate briefing within ten days of this date; Plaintiff's response due within five days thereafter. FURTHER ORDERED that Fact Discovery due by 4/29/2019; Plaintiff Expert Reports due by 7/1/2019; Defendant Expert Reports due by 7/29/2019; Expert Depositions to be completed by 9/3/2019. Telephonic Post-Discovery Status Conference is hereby set for 5/23/2019 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 8A before Judge Marilyn J. Horan. All participants shall contact the undersigned's Chambers on a single telephone line, and Plaintiffs' counsel shall coordinate the call. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 1/23/2019. (rtw)
January 23, 2019 Opinion or Order Text Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Marilyn J. Horan: Telephonic Status Conference held on 1/23/2019. Counsel for Plaintiff: Sashe Dimitroff & Alexandra Trujillo. Counsel for Swepi LP: Justin Werner. Counsel for Rockdale Marcellus LP: Megan Haines. Court heard arguments regarding discovery dispute. Status of case discussed. Court orders that Defendants shall provide requested discovery and set new discovery deadlines. An Order will be entered. (Court Reporter: Shirley Hall) Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes a Minute of the Court or Notice on the matter. (rtw)
January 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 83 TEXT ORDER for a Telephonic Status Conference set for 1/23/2019 at 09:30 AM before Judge Marilyn J. Horan. All participants shall contact the undersigned's Chambers on a single telephone line, and Plaintiffs' counsel shall coordinate the call. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 1/16/2019. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (jgb)
November 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 82 ORDER GRANTING #79 Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery. Discovery due by 3/29/2019. Plaintiff Expert Reports due by 5/31/2019. Defendant Expert Reports due by 6/28/2019. Expert Depositions to be completed by 8/2/2019. Signed by Judge Marilyn J. Horan on 11/19/2018. (jgb)
November 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 81 REPLY to Response to Motion re #80 Response to #79 Motion to Modify Discovery Deadlines filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Dimitroff, Sashe) Modified text on 11/19/2018. (jjg)
November 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 80 RESPONSE to Motion re #79 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery filed by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B) (Haines, Megan) Modified on 11/13/2018. (jjg)
November 6, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 79 MOTION to Modify Discovery Deadlines by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Dimitroff, Sashe) Modified on 11/7/2018. (jjg)
October 24, 2018 Opinion or Order TEXT NOTICE: Post-Discovery Status Conference set for 3/18/2019 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 8A before Judge Marilyn J. Horan. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. (jgb)
October 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 78 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Marilyn J. Horan for all further proceedings. Judge Mark R. Hornak no longer assigned to case. All previously scheduled deadlines and proceedings shall remain in effect unless otherwise ordered by the Court. See order at 2:18-mc-1011. Signed by Chief Judge Joy Flowers Conti on 10/12/2018. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (admin1, )
August 6, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 77 ORDER granting #76 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Michael P. Joy terminated. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 8/6/2018. (kly)
August 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 76 Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney and Substitute Counsel by BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Hooper, Rachel)
July 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 75 NOTICE of Appearance by Stefanie Lepore Burt on behalf of SWEPI LP. (Burt, Stefanie)
July 6, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 74 ANSWER to #67 Amended Complaint, and Affirmative Defenses by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Haines, Megan)
July 6, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 73 ANSWER to #67 Amended Complaint, and Affirmative Defenses by SWEPI LP. (Werner, Justin)
June 27, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 72 STATUS REPORT SUPPLEMENTAL JOINT by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P.. (Dimitroff, Sashe)
June 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 71 ORDER GRANTING #70 Motion for Protective Order. It is hereby ORDERED that the Protective Order as contained herein is entered by the Court. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 6/21/18. (jad)
June 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 70 Joint MOTION for Protective Order by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Stipulated Protective Order) (Haines, Megan)
June 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 69 ORDER APPROVING #68 Status Report. All parties shall confer and file a supplement to their Joint Status Report which identifies a neutral, as well as his or her general availability, on or before 6/27/18. Further, the Court authorizes the parties engage in a sixty (60) day period of pre-mediation discovery as set forth in all paragraphs of "Section 1" of #68 Joint Status Report, and then strongly advises a site visit occur prior to mediation, involving the mediation participants. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 6/20/18. (bdb)
June 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 68 STATUS REPORT by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Dimitroff, Sashe)
June 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 67 Third AMENDED COMPLAINT against ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC, SWEPI LP ; ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC answer due 6/29/2018, filed by BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit) (Dimitroff, Sashe)
June 4, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 66 SCHEDULING ORDER. A Telephonic Post-Discovery Status Conference is SCHEDULED for 3/18/19 at 9:30 AM before Judge Mark R. Hornak. Please refer to #65 IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING TELEPHONE PROCEEDINGS and use Dial-in No. 1 for this conference. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 6/4/18. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (jad)
June 4, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 65 AT&T SCHEDULING NOTICE FOR ALL TELEPHONIC CONFERENCES. Every Telephonic Conference conducted will be via an AT&T call-in number which requires participants to dial-in and provide an access code. When a Telephonic Conference is scheduled you will be instructed to refer back to this Notice and use either Dial-In No. 1 or Dial-In No. 2, both of which are contained in this Notice. This document has a security setting of "Case Participants Only", so only those individuals will have access to view the document. (jad)
May 31, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 64 ORDER IMPLEMENTING FEDERAL RULE OF EVIDENCE 502(D). Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 5/31/18. (bdb)
May 31, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 63 INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Disclosures pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.26(a) shall be made on or before 6/13/18; Joinder of parties by 6/29/18; Amended pleadings due by 7/31/18; Fact discovery due by 11/12/18; Plaintiff's expert report(s) shall be produced on or before 1/14/19; Defendant's expert report(s) shall be produced on or before 2/15/19. Defendant shall depose Plaintiff's expert on or before 3/15/19; Plaintiff shall depose Defendant's expert on or before 3/15/19. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 5/31/18. (bdb)
May 31, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 62 ORDER. Plaintiffs may file a Third Amended Complaint on or before 6/15/2018. Defendants may file a response within twenty-one (21) days of the filing of the Complaint. Additionally, all parties shall confer and file a Joint Status Report on or before 6/19/2018 that describes (1) what discovery is needed prior to mediation, (2) how long it will take to conduct this discovery, (3) the identity and general availability of the neutral, and (4) any other relevant matters. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 5/31/2018. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (alb)
May 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 61 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Mark R. Hornak: Telephonic Initial Case Management Conference held on 5/30/18. (Court Reporter: Deborah Rowe) (bdb)
May 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 60 Errata re #59 Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. Reason for Correction: Date in 9.f.. (Dimitroff, Sashe)
May 23, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 59 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Dimitroff, Sashe) Document removed from public view and redocketed at #60 . Modified on 5/25/2018. (ept)
May 8, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 58 ORDER RESCHEDULING CONFERENCE. The Telephonic Initial Case Management Conference previously set for 5/30/2018 at 10:00 AM is hereby RESCHEDULED for 5/30/2018 at 3:30 PM. The Conference will be conducted via an AT&T dial-in number, which requires participants to dial-in and provide an access code. To obtain the information required to participate in the conference, please log-in to ECF and open the attached document from the docket of the case (the document will not open from the link in the e-mail). The document has a security setting of "Case Participants Only", so only those individuals will have access to view the document. Rule 26(f) Report and stipulation selecting ADR process due on or before 5/23/2018. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 05/08/2018. (Attachments: #1 Notice (Case Participants Only)) (mao) Modified on 5/9/2018 to correct time. (jad) (Attachment 1 replaced on 5/9/2018 to modify incorrect date on Notice.) (mao).
May 7, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 57 SCHEDULING ORDER. A Telephonic Initial Case Management Conference is hereby SCHEDULED for 5/30/2018 at 10:00 AM before Judge Mark R. Hornak. The Court will conduct the call via an AT&T call-in number, which requires participants to dial-in and provide an access code. To obtain the information required to participate in the conference, please log-in to ECF and open the attached document from the docket of the case (the document will not open from the link in the e-mail). The document has a security setting of "Case Participants Only", so only those individuals will have access to view the document. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 05/07/2018. (mao)
May 2, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 56 ANSWER to #52 Amended Complaint, and Affirmative Defenses by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Haines, Megan)
May 2, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 55 ANSWER to #52 Amended Complaint, and Affirmative Defenses by SWEPI LP. (Werner, Justin)
April 12, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 54 Errata re #52 Amended Complaint, by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. Reason for Correction: Signature and adding COS. (Dimitroff, Sashe)
April 12, 2018 Opinion or Order CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE re #52 Amended Complaint. ERROR: Signature on document and filer do not match. CORRECTION: Attorney advised of signature requirements. Attorney to resubmit the main document only, using the Errata event. This message is for informational purposes only. (ept)
April 11, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 53 DECLARATION re #52 Amended Complaint, by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Dimitroff, Sashe)
April 11, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 52 Second AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC, BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G) (Dimitroff, Sashe) Text modified on 4/12/2018. (ept) Main document removed from public view and redocketed at #54 . Modified on 4/13/2018. (ept)
March 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 51 ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that for the reasons stated on the record at the Oral Argument held on this date, that #33 Partial Motion to Dismiss; and, #35 Partial Motion to Dismiss, are hereby GRANTED as follow: 1) Count II of Plaintiffs' #24 First Amended and Verified Complaint alleging Fraud is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiffs may, if they elect, file an amended complaint within twenty-one (21) days of this Order. If Plaintiffs choose not to file an amended complaint, they shall file a notice on the docket within twenty-one (21) days of this Order that no amended complaint will be filed. If no amended complaint is filed, this dismissal of Count II without prejudice will convert to dismissal with prejudice withott further Order or notice. 2) Count III alleging Breach of Fiduciary Duty is DISMIS5.ED WITH PREJUDICE. 3) Count IV for Attorney's Fees is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 4) Remaining in the case is Count I alleging Breach of Contract. Within twenty- one (21) days of Plaintiffs' filing of an amended complaint or a notice that no amended complaint will be filed, Defendants shall respond to the then- operative Complaint as appropriate under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 3/21/18. (bdb)
March 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 50 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Mark R. Hornak: Telephonic Oral Argument held on 3/21/18. (Court Reporter: Richard Ford) (jad)
March 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 49 ORDER RESCHEDULING ORAL ARGUMENT. The Telephonic Oral Argument set for 3/21/18 at 9:30 AM is hereby RESCHEDULED for 3/21/18 at 9:15 AM before Judge Mark R. Hornak. The information required to participate can be found at #48 Scheduling Order. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 3/20/18. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (jad)
March 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 48 NOTICE to Counsel. In order to minimize expenses to all parties, the Oral Argument set for 3/21/18 at 9:30 AM will now be conducted telephonically via an AT&T call-in number, which requires participants to dial-in and provide an access code. To obtain the information required to participate in the conference, please log-in to ECF and open the attached document from the docket of the case (the document will not open from the link in the e-mail). The document has a security setting of "Case Participants Only", so only those individuals will have access to view the document. (bdb)
February 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 47 SCHEDULING ORDER. An Oral Argument is hereby SCHEDULED for 3/21/18 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 6A before Judge Mark R. Hornak. Counsel shall be prepared to argue all pending motions. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 2/26/18. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (bdb)
February 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 46 REPLY re #35 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #36 Brief in Support of Motion Defendant SWEPI LP's Reply in Support of Its Partial Motion to Dismiss filed by SWEPI LP. (Werner, Justin) Modified on 2/22/2018 to correct title of event selected. (ept)
February 16, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 45 REPLY IN SUPPORT to #33 Motion to Dismiss, filed by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Haines, Megan)
February 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ORDER GRANTING #43 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. SWEPI's deadline to file a reply to Plaintiffs' Response in Opposition to SWEPI's Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim is EXTENDED to February 21, 2018. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 2/14/18. (bdb)
February 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 43 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #41 Response in Opposition, to Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim by SWEPI LP. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Thompson, Jennifer)
February 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 42 BRIEF in Support re #41 Response in Opposition filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit) (Dimitroff, Sashe) Modified on 2/12/2018 to correct title of event selected and document linkage. (ept)
February 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 41 RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION to #35 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #36 Brief in Support of Motion, filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Dimitroff, Sashe)
February 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 40 BRIEF in Support re #39 Brief in Opposition filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit) (Dimitroff, Sashe) Modified on 2/12/2018 to correct title of event selected and document linkage. (ept)
February 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 39 RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION to Rockdale's Motion for Partial Dismissal of Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint to #34 Brief in Support of Motion, #33 Motion to Dismiss, filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Dimitroff, Sashe)
February 1, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER GRANTING #37 Motion to Extend Time to Respond. The deadline to respond to Rockdale's Partial Motion to Dismiss is hereby EXTENDED to February 9, 2018. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 2/1/18. (bdb)
February 1, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 37 MOTION to Extend Time to File Response to Rockdale's Partial Motion to Dismiss by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Order) (Dimitroff, Sashe)
January 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 36 BRIEF in Support re #35 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by SWEPI LP. (Werner, Justin)
January 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 35 Partial MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by SWEPI LP. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Werner, Justin)
January 25, 2018 Opinion or Order CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE re #33 Motion to Dismiss. ERROR: Document was not linked. CORRECTION: Linked to appropriate document. This message is for informational purposes only. (ept)
January 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 34 BRIEF in Support re #33 Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint filed by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Haines, Megan)
January 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 33 Partial MOTION to Dismiss re #24 First Amended Complaint by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Haines, Megan) Modified on 1/25/2018 to add document linkage. (ept)
January 23, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER GRANTING #30 Motion for Jonathan T. Blank to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 1/23/18. (bdb)
January 23, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 31 Disclosure Statement identifying None as corporate parent or other affiliate, by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Haines, Megan)
January 22, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MOTION for attorney Jonathan T. Blank to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # 0315-4596769) by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Affidavit in Support, #2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, #3 Proposed Order Proposed Order Granting Motion) (Blank, Jonathan)
January 10, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER GRANTING #28 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. The deadline for Defendant to respond to Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint is hereby EXTENDED to 1/26/18. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 1/10/18. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (bdb)
January 10, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #24 Amended Complaint, by SWEPI LP. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Thompson, Jennifer)
January 10, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER GRANTING #26 Motion to Intervene. It is hereby ORDERED that Rockdale Marcellus LLC is permitted to intervene as a Defendant. The Intervenor shall file a pleading setting out its defense, on or before January 24, 2018. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 1/10/18. (bdb)
January 9, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 26 Consent MOTION to Intervene as Defendant by ROCKDALE MARCELLUS LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Haines, Megan)
December 29, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 25 DEMAND for Trial by Jury by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Dimitroff, Sashe)
December 29, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 24 First AMENDED COMPLAINT against BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC, BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., filed by BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC, BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Declaration) (Dimitroff, Sashe)
December 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER denying as moot #19 Motion to Amend/Correct. This Motion is denied without prejudice as moot in light of the subsequent order of this Court granting a subsequent similar Motion. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 12/22/2017. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (Hornak, Mark)
December 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER denying as moot #9 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. The Motion is denied without prejudice as moot, in light of the impending filing of an Amended Complaint. All briefing deadlines relative to this Motion are vacated as moot. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 12/22/2017. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (Hornak, Mark)
December 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER granting #20 Motion to Amend/Correct. The Motion is granted. Any Amended Complaint shall be filed on or before January 5, 2018. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 12/22/2017. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (Hornak, Mark)
December 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Joint MOTION to Amend/Correct Complaint and Setting Aside Briefing Deadlines on Defendant's Partial Motion to Dismiss by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Dimitroff, Sashe)
December 18, 2017 Opinion or Order CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE re #19 Response in Opposition. ERROR: Document should have been filed as two separate documents. CORRECTION: Attorney advised in future that documents of that nature are to be filed as separate documents. Clerk of Court docketed Motion to Amend/Correct Complaint. This message is for informational purposes only. (ept)
December 15, 2017 Opinion or Order w/ #19 MOTION to Amend/Correct Complaint by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (ept)
December 15, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 19 RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION to #9 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, filed by BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P., BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Attachment 1, #2 Exhibit to Attachment 1, #3 Declaration, #4 Proposed Order) (Dimitroff, Sashe) (Attachment 1 replaced on 12/19/2017) (ept).
December 12, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER GRANTING #17 Motion for Sashe Dimitroff to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 12/12/17. (bdb)
December 11, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION for attorney Sashe Dimitroff to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # 0315-4555702) by BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Proposed Order) (Dimitroff, Sashe)
December 6, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER GRANTING #15 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #9 Partial MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6). The deadline for Plaintiff to respond to #9 Partial Motion to Dismiss is hereby EXTENDED to 12/15/17. It is further ORDERED that the Telephonic Status Conference set for 12/8/17 at 10:30 AM is hereby CANCELLED. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 12/6/17. (bdb)
December 5, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #9 Partial MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) by BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Hooper, Rachel)
December 5, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 14 SCHEDULING ORDER. A Telephonic Status Conference is hereby SCHEDULED for 12/8/17 at 10:30 AM before Judge Mark R. Hornak. The Court will conduct the call via an AT&T call-in number, which requires participants to dial-in and provide an access code. To obtain the information required to participate in the conference, please log-in to ECF and open the attached document from the docket of the case (the document will not open from the link in the e-mail). The document has a security setting of "Case Participants Only", so only those individuals will have access to view the document. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 12/5/17. (jad)
November 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Counsel for the Plaintiff shall SHOW CAUSE within seven (7) days of the date of this Order as to why #9 Partial Motion to Dismiss should not be granted for failure to respond. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 11/27/17. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (bdb)
November 14, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER GRANTING #11 Motion for Rachel Palmer Hooper to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 11/14/17. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (jad)
November 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION for attorney Rachel Palmer Hooper to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # 0315-4528242) by BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Rachel Palmer Hooper, #2 Proposed Order) (Hooper, Rachel)
November 9, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 10 BRIEF in Support re #9 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) filed by SWEPI LP. (Werner, Justin)
November 9, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Partial MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) by SWEPI LP. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Werner, Justin)
November 9, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Partial ANSWER to Complaint and Affirmative Defenses by SWEPI LP. (Werner, Justin)
September 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER APPROVING #6 Stipulation for Extension of Time to Answer. Pursuant to Local Rule of Civil Procedure 7(E), Plaintiffs Bradford Energy Capital, LLC and Bradford Drilling Associates XXVII L.P. and Defendant SWEPI LP ("SWEPI") stipulate and agree that SWEPI has until November 9, 2017 in which to respond to the Complaint, which is less than the 45-day period that Rule 7(E) permits by stipulation. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 9/28/17. (bdb)
September 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Stipulation for Extension of Time to Answer by SWEPI LP Answer due from SWEPI LP on 11/9/2017. (Forbes, Ariel)
September 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Disclosure Statement identifying Royal Dutch Shell plc, Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. as corporate parent or other affiliate, by SWEPI LP. (Forbes, Ariel) Text modified on 9/29/2017. (ept)
September 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Ariel N. Forbes on behalf of SWEPI LP. (Forbes, Ariel)
September 25, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 3 STANDING ORDER AND PROCEDURES ON CIVIL MOTION PRACTICE. Signed by Judge Mark R. Hornak on 9/25/17. (bdb)
September 25, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 2 NOTICE that instant civil action has been designated for placement into the United States District Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution program. Parties are directed to fully complete the required 26(f) report, which includes the stipulation of selecting an ADR process. Counsel for plaintiff (or in the case of a removal action, counsel for removing defendant) shall make service of the notice on all parties. (bdb)
September 22, 2017 Opinion or Order CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE re #1 Notice of Removal. ERROR: Party did not file disclosure statement as required pursuant to L.R. 7.1.1. CORRECTION: Attorney advised to file statement within 7 days. This message is for informational purposes only. Disclosure Statement due by 9/29/2017. (ept)
September 21, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Common PLeas of Allegheny County, case number GD 17-9397 Copies attached: Complaint (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $400, receipt number 0315-4470932), filed by SWEPI LP. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Civil Cover Sheet) (ept)

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Plaintiff: BRADFORD ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC
Represented By: Michael P. Joy
Represented By: Sashe D. Dimitroff
Represented By: Rachel P. Hooper
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Plaintiff: BRADFORD DRILLING ASSOCIATES XXVII L.P.
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Defendant: SWEPI LP
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