CAPTION Page 1 of 8 Herbert Kilmer, Elsie Kilmer, Jacqueline Frantz, Jeffrey Kilmer, Diane Kilmer, Kenneth Kilmer, and Thomas Kilmer, Appellants v. Elexco Land Services, Inc, & Southwestern Energy, s CASE INFORMATION Initiating Document: Order Granting Extraordinary Jurisdiction Case Status: Active Journal Number: J-78-2009 September 16, 2009 Case Category: Civil Case Type(s): Declaratory Judgment CONSOLIDATED CASES RELATED CASES Docket Number Type 46 MM 2009 Related Same Record Below Kilmer, H., et al v. Elexco Land, et al, Pet. COUNSEL INFORMATION Michael James Gathany, Esq. 38 Main St PO Box 953 Hallstead, PA 18822 Phone : (570) 879-4822 Representing: H. Kilmer, E. Kilmer, J., Appellant Laurence M. Kelly, Esq. Kelly & Kelly 25 Public Ave Montrose, PA 18801 Phone : (570) 278-3861 Representing: H. Kilmer, E. Kilmer, J., Appellant Michael Anthony Dinges, Esq. Elion, Wayne, Grieco, Carlucci, Shipman & Irwin, P.C. 123 E Third St Williamsport, PA 17701 Phone : (570) 326-2443 Representing: Andrew Hooker,
COUNSEL INFORMATION Page 2 of 8 Brian Thornton Must, Esq. Metz Lewis, L.L.C. Metz Schermer & Lewis LLC 11 Stanwix St 18th Fl Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Phone : (412) 918-1180 Representing: Curtis R. Lauchle, Terri, Lauchle, Gary K. Beach & Carolyn J. Beach, Kenneth Scott Kornacki, Esq. Metz Lewis, L.L.C. 11 Stanwix St 18th Fl Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Phone : (412) 918-1109 Representing: Curtis R. Lauchle, Terri, Lauchle, Gary K. Beach & Carolyn J. Beach, Steven Michael Petrikis, Esq. Metz Lewis, L.L.C. 11 Stanwix St 18th Fl Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Phone : (412) 918-1100 Representing: Curtis R. Lauchle, Terri, Lauchle, Gary K. Beach & Carolyn J. Beach, Thomas Waffenschmidt, Esq. Rieders, Travis, Humphrey, Harris, Waters & Waffenschmidt 161 W Third St Williamsport, PA 17701 Phone : (570) 323-8711 Representing: Samuel Belcher, Cheryl Belcher, Douglas Blessing, et al*, David R. Fine, Esq. K&L Gates, L.L.P. 17 N Second St 18th Fl Harrisburg, PA 17101-1507 Phone : (717) 231-4500 Representing:,
COUNSEL INFORMATION Page 3 of 8 Patricia Carol Shea, Esq. K&L Gates, L.L.P. 17 N Second St 18th Fl Harrisburg, PA 17101-1507 Phone : (717) 231-5870 Representing:, George A. Bibikos, Esq. K&L Gates, L.L.P. 17 N 2nd St 18th Fl Harrisburg, PA 17101-1507 Phone : (717) 231-4500 Representing:, Amy L. Groff, Esq. K&L Gates, L.L.P. 17 N 2nd St 18th Fl Harrisburg, PA 17101-1507 Phone : (717) 231-5876 Representing:, Alfred Hettinger, Esq. Hettinger Law Office 640 Hamilton St Ste 301 P O Box 1985 Allentown, PA 18105 Phone : (610) 821-8700 Representing: Charles S. Snyder, Jr. and Township of Middletown, Amicus Curiae Danielle Marie Mulcahey, Esq. Dixon Wright & Associates WRIGHT & REIHNER PC 148 ADAMS AVE SCRANTON, PA 18503 Phone : (570) 961-1166 Representing: Huntley & Huntley, Inc., Amicus Curiae
COUNSEL INFORMATION Joseph Thomas Wright, Jr., Esq. Dixon Wright & Associates 148 Adams Ave Scranton, PA 18503 Phone : (570) 961-1166 Representing: Huntley & Huntley, Inc., Amicus Curiae Page 4 of 8 Phone : Representing: Bruce M. Kramer McGinnis Lockridge & Kilgore, LLP 3200 One Houston Center 1221 McKinney St. Houston, TX 77010 Kramer, Bruce M., Amicus Curiae Yes Nicolle Renee Snyder Bagnell, Esq. Reed Smith, L.L.P. 435 Sixth Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1886 Phone : (412) 288-7112 Representing: PA Oil & Gas Assoiation & Independent Oil & Gas Association & Chesapeake Appalachia, Amicus Curiae Kevin Charles Abbott, Esq. Reed Smith, L.L.P. 435 Sixth Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone : (412) 288-3804 Representing: PA Oil & Gas Assoiation & Independent Oil & Gas Association & Chesapeake Appalachia, Amicus Curiae SUPREME COURT INFORMATION Appeal From: Susquehanna Co CCP, Civ Div, at. 2008-57 dated 03-03-09. (Plenary Jurisdiction granted from the Superior Court. 464 MDA 2009) Probable Jurisdiction ted: Docketed Date: June 16, 2009 Allocatur Granted: June 16, 2009 Allocatur Docket : 46 MM 2009 Allocatur Grant Order: AND NOW, this 16th day of June, 2009, the Application to File a Reply and the Petition for Exercise of Extraordinary Jurisdiction Pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. 726 are GRANTED. The parties are directed to brief the following issue: Whether 58 P.S. 33 precludes parties from contracting that post-production costs be factored into the determination of the amount of royalty payable under an oil or natural gas lease.
Page 5 of 8 Court Name: Date of Order: Judge(s): Intermediate Appellate Court Action: Referring Court: INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT INFORMATION Superior Docket Number: 464 MDA 2009 Rearg/Recon Disp Date: Rearg/Recon Disposition: AGENCY/TRIAL COURT INFORMATION Court Below: Susquehanna County Court of Common Pleas County: Susquehanna Division: Susquehanna County Civil Division Date of Agency/Trial Court Order: March 3, 2009 Order Type: Order Judge: Vanston, Brendan J., President Judge Lower Court Docket Number 2008-57 OTN ORIGINAL RECORD CONTENT Original Record Item Filed Date Content/Description Part(s) June 18, 2009 1 Record Remittal: BRIEFING SCHEDULE Appellant H. Kilmer, E. Kilmer, J. K. Kilmer, & T. Kilmer Due: July 10, 2009 Filed: July 10, 2009 Reply Due: August 24, 2009 Filed: August 21, 2009 Reproduced Record Due: July 10, 2009 Andrew Hooker Filed: Due: July 10, 2009 Filed: July 10, 2009 Curtis R. Lauchle, Terri, Lauchle, Gary K. Beach & Carolyn J. Beach Due: July 10, 2009 Filed: July 10, 2009 Samuel Belcher, Cheryl Belcher, Douglas Blessing, et al* Due: August 5, 2009 Filed: August 5, 2009 Amicus Curiae Charles S. Snyder, Jr. and Township of Middletown Due: August 5, 2009 Filed: August 4, 2009 Huntley & Huntley, Inc. Due: August 5, 2009 Filed: August 5, 2009 Kramer, Bruce M. Due: August 5, 2009 Filed: August 4, 2009 PA Oil & Gas Assoiation & Independent Oil & Gas Association & Chesapeake Appalachia Due: August 5, 2009 Filed: August 5, 2009
Due: July 10, 2009 Filed: July 6, 2009 BRIEFING SCHEDULE Page 6 of 8 SESSION INFORMATION Journal Number: Listed/Submitted Date: Consideration Type: J-78-2009 September 16, 2009 Oral Argument Supreme Ct. DOCKET ENTRY Filed Date Docket Entry/Document Name Participant Type Filed By June 16, 2009 Order Granting Extraordinary Jurisdiction Per Curiam Comments: AND NOW, this 16th day of June, 2009, the Application to File a Reply and the Petition for Exercise of Extraordinary Jurisdiction Pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. 726 are GRANTED. The parties are directed to brief the following issue: Whether 58 P.S. 33 precludes parties from contracting that post-production costs be factored into the determination of the amount of royalty payable under an oil or natural gas lease. June 16, 2009 Case transfered from Miscellaneous Docket Type (46 MM 2009) to Appeal Docket Type (63 MAP 2009) Office of the Prothonotary June 18, 2009 June 18, 2009 Superior Ct. Record Received Unopposed Application to Advance ing and Oral Argument Superior Court June 19, 2009 Order Granting Application to Advance ing and Oral Argument Johns, Charles W. Comments: "AND NOW, this 19th day of June, 2009, the Application For Expedited ing Schedule and Advanced oral Argument is granted. Appellant's brief and reproduced record are due to be filed on or before July 10, 2009; s' brief is due to be filed on or before August 5, 2009. Appeal to be listed for oral argument at the September Argument Session in Pittsburgh, specifically on Wednesday, September 16, 2009." June 19, 2009 Order Exited Office of the Prothonotary June 22, 2009 Designation of Contents of Reproduced Record June 23, 2009 Comments: Atty. Fine & Atty. Biblikos Acknowledgement of Argument tice
DOCKET ENTRY Page 7 of 8 Filed Date Docket Entry/Document Name Participant Type Filed By July 1, 2009 Acknowledgement of Argument tice Comments: Atty. Lawrence Kelly July 2, 2009 Counter Designation of Contents of Reproduced Record July 6, 2009 Comments: 07-09-9 - served via 1st class mail. 's Filed Samuel Belcher, Cheryl Belcher, Douglas Blessing, et al* July 10, 2009 Appellant's Filed Comments: 07-10-09 - Served via 1st class mail. July 10, 2009 July 10, 2009 's Filed 's Filed Curtis R. Lauchle, Terri, Lauchle, Gary K. Beach & Carolyn J. Beach Andrew Hooker July 13, 2009 Petition for Admission Pro Hac Vice Comments: 07-13-09 - Served via 1st class mail. Amicus Curiae Kramer, Bruce M. July 21, 2009 Answer Letter to Application to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice Appellant Kelly, Laurence M. July 31, 2009 Order Granting Application to be Admitted Pro Hac Vice Johns, Charles W. Comments: "AND NOW, this 31st day of July, 2009, the Motion For Admission Pro Hac Vice of Bruce M. Kramer, Esq. is granted." July 31, 2009 Order Exited Office of the Prothonotary August 4, 2009 Amicus Curiae's Filed Amicus Curiae Charles S. Snyder, Jr. and Township of Middletown August 4, 2009 Amicus Curiae's Filed Amicus Curiae Kramer, Bruce M.
DOCKET ENTRY Page 8 of 8 Filed Date Docket Entry/Document Name Participant Type Filed By August 5, 2009 's Filed August 5, 2009 Amicus Curiae's Filed Amicus Curiae Huntley & Huntley, Inc. August 5, 2009 Amicus Curiae's Filed Amicus Curiae PA Oil & Gas Assoiation & Independent Oil & Gas Association & Chesapeake Appalachia August 21, 2009 Appellant's Reply August 21, 2009 August 21, 2009 Amici Curiae Application for Leave to File Reply and Participate in Oral Argument Curtis R. Lauchle, Terri, Lauchle, Gary K. Beach & Carolyn J. Beach Answer to Amicii Curiae Application for Leave to File Reply and Participate in Oral Argument August 29, 2009 Untimely Answer to Amici Curiae Application Comments: 09-01-09 - Returned as untimely September 11, 2009 Order Denying Application for Leave to File Reply & Participate in Oral Argument Per Curiam Comments: AND NOW, this 11th day of September, 2009, the Amici Curiae Application for Leave to File Reply and Participate in Oral Argument is DENIED. September 11, 2009 Order Exited Office of the Prothonotary CROSS COURT ACTIONS Docket Number: 46 MM 2009 Docket Number: 464 MDA 2009