ACCEPTED 14-15-00872-CV FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 10/23/2015 5:40:44 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE CLERK

No. 14-15-00872-CV FILED IN 14th COURT OF APPEALS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS FOR THE FOURTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS10/23/2015 5:40:44 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE Clerk Ryan Lopez, appellant v. Ensign U.S. Southern Drilling, LLC, and Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas, LLC d/b/a Plains Exploration & Production Company, appellees On Appeal from the 281st District Court Harris County, Texas Tr. Ct. No. 2014-21405

NOTICE OF DESIGNATION OF COUNSEL TO THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS: Appellant, Ryan Lopez, files this notice of designation of counsel pursuant to Rule 6.1(c) of the Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure. Timothy A. Hootman will be counsel on appeal by Mr. Lopez.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/Timothy A. Hootman Timothy A. Hootman SBN 09965450 2402 Pease St Houston, TX 77003 713.247.9548 713.583.9523 (f) Email: [email protected] ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT, RYAN LOPEZ CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, in accordance with Rule 9.5 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, I have served the forgoing document upon the following attorneys by electronic service: Robert L. Buford Louisiana, Ste 900 Houston, TX 77002 Walter Joseph Gallant Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP Greenway Plaza Houston, TX 77046 Dated: October 23, 2015.

/s/Timothy A. Hootman_____ Timothy A. Hootman