Southwestern Energy Company v. Harris County Appraisal District

Petition Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed November 8, 2016.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-16-00726-CV

SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY, Appellant

V.

HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, Appellee On Appeal from the 234th District Court Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 2015-53948 MEMORANDUM OPINION Southwestern Energy Company petitions this court to allow a permissive interlocutory appeal of the trial court’s September 2, 2016 order granting the Harris County Appraisal District’s motion to exclude expert testimony. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014(d) (West Supp. 2016).

After reviewing the petition, the response, and the record, we conclude that Southwestern Energy has not shown that (1) the September 2, 2016 order involves a controlling issue of law as to which there is a substantial ground for difference of opinion; and (2) an immediate appeal from the order may materially advance the ultimate termination of the litigation. See id.

Accordingly, we deny Southwestern Energy’s petition for permissive interlocutory appeal.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Jamison, McCally, and Wise.