U.S. District Court [LIVE] Western District of Texas (Midland) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 7:15-cv DAE

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1 US District Court Civil Docket as of March 16, 2015 Retrieved from the court on July 8, 2015 U.S. District Court [LIVE] Western District of Texas (Midland) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 7:15-cv DAE Speese v. Dawson Geophysical Company et al Date Filed: 01/07/2015 Assigned to: Judge David A. Ezra Date Terminated: 03/16/2015 Cause: 28:1331 Fed. Question Jury Demand: Plaintiff Nature of Suit: 850 Securities/Commodities Jurisdiction: Federal Question Plaintiff Andrew Speese Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated represented by Evan J. Smith Brodsky & Smith, LLC Two Bala Plaza, #510 Bala Cynwyd, PA Fax: Marc L. Ackerman Brodsky & Smith, LLC Two Bala Plaza, #510 Bala Cynwyd, PA Fax: Thomas E. Bilek The Bilek Law Firm, LLP 700 Louisiana Suite 3950 Houston, TX (713) V. Dawson Geophysical Company represented by Andrew Harper Estes Lynch, Chappell & Alsup, PC 300 N. Marienfeld #700

2 Midland, TX (432) Fax: 432/ Daniel David Baker Botts L.L.P. One Shell Plaza 910 Louisiana, Suite 3609 Houston, TX Fax: 713/ David D. Sterling Baker & Botts, L.L.P. One Shell Plaza 910 Louisiana Street Houston, TX (713) Laura C. Smith Baker Botts L.L.P 910 Louisiana St. One Shell Plaza Houston, TX (713) Fax: (713) Lauren Tanner Bradley Baker Botts LLP 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Ste 1500 Austin, TX Fax:

3 Richard Edward Booth Lynch, Chappell & Alsup 300 North Marienfeld Suite 700 Midland, TX (432) Fax: 432/ Thomas Edward O'Brien Baker Botts L.L.P 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 600 Dallas, TX (214) Fax: (214) Stephen C. Jumper represented by Andrew Harper Estes Daniel David David D. Sterling Laura C. Smith Lauren Tanner Bradley Richard Edward Booth

4 Thomas Edward O'Brien Craig W. Cooper Gary M. Hoover, PhD. represented by Andrew Harper Estes Daniel David David D. Sterling Laura C. Smith Lauren Tanner Bradley Richard Edward Booth Thomas Edward O'Brien

5 Mark Vander Ploeg Ted R. North represented by Andrew Harper Estes Daniel David David D. Sterling Laura C. Smith Lauren Tanner Bradley Richard Edward Booth Thomas Edward O'Brien Tim C. Thompson represented by Andrew Harper Estes Daniel David

6 David D. Sterling Laura C. Smith Lauren Tanner Bradley Richard Edward Booth Thomas Edward O'Brien TGC Industries, Inc. Riptide Acquisition Corp. represented by Nicholas Even Haynes and Boone, LLP 2323 Victory Avenue Suite 700 Dallas, TX (214) Fax: 214/ represented by Nicholas Even Date Filed # Docket Text 01/07/ DERIVATIVE AND DIRECT CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt

7 number ). No Summons requested at this time, filed by Andrew Speese. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Bilek, Thomas) Modified on 1/9/2015 (sm). (Entered: 01/07/2015) 01/07/2015 Case Assigned to Judge Robert A. Junell. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (se) (Entered: 01/09/2015) 01/08/ JS44 (Civil Cover Sheet) submitted by Andrew Speese. (Bilek, Thomas) (Entered: 01/08/2015) 01/09/ Letter/Correspondence to Evan J. Smith regarding non-admittance. (sm) (Entered: 01/09/2015) 01/09/ Letter/Correspondence to Marc L. Ackerman regarding non-admittance. (sm) (Entered: 01/09/2015) 01/13/ ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge David A. Ezra for all proceedings. Judge Robert A. Junell no longer assigned to case. Signed by Judge Robert A. Junell. (sm) (Entered: 01/13/2015) 01/16/ Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Plaintiff's Derivative and Direct Class Action Complaint for Failure to State a Claim or Alternatively To Stay The Case by Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Proposed Order)(Estes, Andrew) (Entered: 01/16/2015) 01/16/ NOTICE Dawson Geophysical Company's Section 21.55(b) Statement by Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Estes, Andrew) (Entered: 01/16/2015) 01/16/ MOTION to Dismiss by Riptide Acquisition Corp., TGC Industries, Inc.. (Even, Nicholas) (Entered: 01/16/2015) 01/20/ Opposed MOTION TO PARTIALLY LIFT PSLRA DISCOVERY STAY IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LIMITED EXPEDITED DISCOVERY by Andrew Speese. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed order)(bilek, Thomas) (Entered: 01/20/2015) 01/20/ Memorandum in Support of 9 Opposed MOTION TO PARTIALLY LIFT PSLRA DISCOVERY STAY IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LIMITED EXPEDITED DISCOVERY Andrew Speese. (Bilek, Thomas) (Entered: 01/20/2015) 01/23/ MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by David D. Sterling for Thomas Edward O'Brien ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ) by on behalf of Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Granting Admission Pro Hac Vice for Thomas Edward O'Brien)(Sterling, David) (Entered: 01/23/2015) 01/23/ MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by David D. Sterling for Laura C. Smith ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ) by on behalf of Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Granting Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Laura C. Smith)(Sterling, David) (Entered: 01/23/2015) 01/27/2015 Text Order GRANTING 12 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Laura C. Smith by

8 01/27/2015 for Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. entered by Judge David A. Ezra. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (tr1) (Entered: 01/27/2015) Text Order GRANTING 11 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Thomas Edward O'Brien for Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. entered by Judge David A. Ezra. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (tr1) (Entered: 01/27/2015) 01/27/ Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson, re 9 Opposed MOTION TO PARTIALLY LIFT PSLRA DISCOVERY STAY IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LIMITED EXPEDITED DISCOVERY filed by Plaintiff Andrew Speese (Estes, Andrew) (Entered: 01/27/2015) 01/27/ CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson Supplemental 13 Response in Opposition to Motion, (Estes, Andrew) (Entered: 01/27/2015) 01/27/ Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by Riptide Acquisition Corp., TGC Industries, Inc., re 9 Opposed MOTION TO PARTIALLY LIFT PSLRA DISCOVERY STAY IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LIMITED EXPEDITED DISCOVERY filed by Plaintiff Andrew Speese (Even, Nicholas) (Entered: 01/27/2015) 01/28/2015 Text Order REFERRING 9 Opposed Motion to Partially Lift PSLRA Discovery Stay in Order to Conduct Limited Expedited Discovery to U.S. Magistrate Judge David Counts. Entered by Judge David A. Ezra. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ks) (Entered: 01/28/2015) 01/28/2015 MOTION REFERRED: referred 9 Opposed MOTION TO PARTIALLY LIFT PSLRA DISCOVERY STAY IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LIMITED EXPEDITED DISCOVERY. Referral Judge: David Counts. (sm) (Entered: 01/28/2015) 01/30/ ORDER DENYING 9 Motion to Partially Lift PSLRA Discovery Stay in Order to Conduct Limited Expedited Discovery Signed by Judge David Counts. (sm) (Entered: 01/30/2015) 01/30/2015 Motions No Longer Referred: 9 Opposed MOTION TO PARTIALLY LIFT PSLRA DISCOVERY STAY IN ORDER TO CONDUCT LIMITED EXPEDITED DISCOVERY (sm) (Entered: 01/30/2015) 01/30/ Memorandum in Opposition to Motion, filed by Andrew Speese, re 6 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Plaintiff's Derivative and Direct Class Action Complaint for Failure to State a Claim or Alternatively To Stay The Case filed by Ted R. North, Stephen C. Jumper, Tim C. Thompson, Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed order)(bilek, Thomas) (Entered: 01/30/2015) 01/30/ SUPPLEMENT to 17 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion, DECLARATION OF

9 THOMAS E. BILEK by Andrew Speese. (Bilek, Thomas) (Entered: 01/30/2015) 01/30/ Memorandum in Opposition to Motion, filed by Andrew Speese, re 8 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Riptide Acquisition Corp., TGC Industries, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed order)(bilek, Thomas) (Entered: 01/30/2015) 01/30/ ADVISORY TO THE COURT by Andrew Speese. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed order)(bilek, Thomas) (Entered: 01/30/2015) 02/06/ RESPONSE in Support, filed by Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson, re 6 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Plaintiff's Derivative and Direct Class Action Complaint for Failure to State a Claim or Alternatively To Stay The Case filed by Ted R. North, Stephen C. Jumper, Tim C. Thompson, Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD. (Estes, Andrew) (Entered: 02/06/2015) 02/06/ RESPONSE in Support, filed by Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD., Stephen C. Jumper, Ted R. North, Tim C. Thompson, re 6 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Plaintiff's Derivative and Direct Class Action Complaint for Failure to State a Claim or Alternatively To Stay The Case filed by Ted R. North, Stephen C. Jumper, Tim C. Thompson, Dawson Geophysical Company, Gary M. Hoover, PhD. Reply in Support of Dawson Geophysical Company's Section (B) Statement (Estes, Andrew) (Entered: 02/06/2015) 02/06/ REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by Riptide Acquisition Corp., TGC Industries, Inc., re 8 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Riptide Acquisition Corp., TGC Industries, Inc. (Even, Nicholas) (Entered: 02/06/2015) 02/17/ MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Thomas E. Bilek for Evan J. Smith ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ) by on behalf of Andrew Speese. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed order)(bilek, Thomas) (Entered: 02/17/2015) 02/17/ MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Thomas E. Bilek for Marc L. Ackerman ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ) by on behalf of Andrew Speese. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed order)(bilek, Thomas) (Entered: 02/17/2015) 02/18/2015 Text Order GRANTING 24 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice filed by Evan J. Smith. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Entered by Judge David A. Ezra. (This is a textonly entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (tr1) (Entered: 02/18/2015) 02/18/2015 Text Order GRANTING 25 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice filed by Marc L. Ackerman. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Entered by Judge David A. Ezra. (This is a textonly entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (tr1) (Entered: 02/18/2015) 02/18/ Order for Scheduling Recommendations/Proposed Scheduling Order. Plaintiff shall submit a scheduling recommendations/proposed scheduling order to the Court within sixty (60) days after the appearance of any defendant. Scheduling Recommendations/Proposed

10 Scheduling Order due by 3/20/2015,. Signed by Judge David A. Ezra. (sm) (Entered: 02/18/2015) 03/16/ NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Andrew Speese (Bilek, Thomas) (Entered: I 03/16/2015) Note: Links in this docket are stored in the PACER system ( Public Access to Court Electronic Records). PACER is a service of United States Judiciary. To view and retrieve the linked documents from PACER, you must be a registered user. To register, fill out one of the registration forms available on the PACER site. The United States Congress has given the Judicial Conference of the United States, the judicial governing body of the U.S. Federal Courts, authority to impose user fees for electronic access to case information. For more information visit the PACER site at