DCP Sand Hills Pipeline, LLC v. San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc. ( 2020 )

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas April 22, 2020 No. 04-19-00288-CV DCP SAND HILLS PIPELINE, LLC, Appellant v. SAN MIGUEL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., Appellee From the 36th Judicial District Court, McMullen County, Texas Trial Court No. M-16-0033-CV-A Honorable Starr Boldrick Bauer, Judge Presiding ORDER This appeal is set for oral argument submission on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., before a panel consisting of Justice Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Irene Rios, and Justice Beth Watkins. In accordance with the Texas Supreme Court’s emergency orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the oral argument will be held through the Fourth Court of Appeals’ Zoom license. Counsel are instructed not to appear at the court’s physical address. Counsel will receive a separate e-mail that will contain a link for the oral argument. Counsel are admonished as follows: 1. The link to Zoom is only for lead counsel of record and is not to be shared with any other person. Lead counsel will need a computer or other electronic device with a camera, a microphone, and access to the Internet. If lead counsel intends to present any exhibits during oral argument, any such exhibits must be electronically filed by noon on the day before argument. 2. The argument will be live streamed to the Court’s YouTube channel for the benefit of co-counsel, clients, and the public. The argument can be accessed using the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiaWJQ7eW5OQIALdyLN6s3A 3. Lead counsel are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Zoom platform. The clerk of the court will contact lead counsel no later than the week before argument to verify connectivity and equipment. 4. Lead counsel must wear court-appropriate attire and choose an appropriate background. The time for oral argument will be limited to twenty minutes for appellant’s opening argument, twenty minutes for appellee’s argument, and ten minutes for appellant’s rebuttal argument. If any participant’s link is disconnected during argument, timing of the argument will stop until the participant is able to reconnect. If either party no longer wishes to present argument, the party must notify this court in writing within seven days of receiving this notice. Entered of this 22nd day of April, 2020. PER CURIAM ATTESTED TO: ___________________________________ MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court