Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2024

In Re Krestrel Field Services, Inc. v. the State of Texas

In Re Krestrel Field Services, Inc. v. the State of Texas
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided May 14, 2024

In Re Krestrel Field Services, Inc. v. the State of Texas

Opinion

Opinion issued May 14, 2024

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-24-00355-CV NO. 01-24-00357-CV ——————————— IN RE KESTREL FIELD SERVICES, INC., Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator Kestrel Field Services, Inc. filed a petition for writ of mandamus, challenging the trial court’s February 20, 2024 order granting the motion to exclude Kestrel’s expert witnesses filed by FVL, Ltd., Ford J. Frost, and Claudia Wilson Frost.1 Kestrel also seeks an emergency stay of the trial set to begin May 20, 2024.

We deny the petition. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a). Any pending motions are dismissed as moot.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Adams and Justices Kelly and Goodman.

The underlying cases are FVL, Ltd., et al. v. Enterprise Crude Pipeline LLC and Enterprise Products Partners, L.P., cause number 2020V-0112, and FVL, Ltd., et al v. Strike, LLC a/k/a Strike USA; Precision HDD Drilling LLC, Directional Service South, L.L.C.; and Kestrel Field Services, Inc., cause number 2020V- 0128, pending in the 155th District Court of Austin County, Texas, the Honorable Jeff R. Steinhauser presiding.

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