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FILED
8/29/2023 5:11 PM
FELICIA PITRE
DISTRICT CLERK
DALLAS CO., TEXAS
Elizabeth F e r9”” n DEPUTY
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CAUSE NO. DC-16-01439
TRO-X, L.P., IN THE DISTRICT COURT
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Plaintiff,
V. 116th JUDICIAL DISTRICT
EAGLE OIL & GAS CO.,
Defendant. DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS
REPORTER'S CERTIFICATION
ORAL AND VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF
COG OPERATING, LLC
BY AND THROUGH ITS CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE
JUSTIN WILLIAMS
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JULY 20, 2023
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12 I, Leah K. Osteen Dow, Certified Shorthand
13 Reporter in and for the State of Texas, hereby certify
14 to the following:
15 That the witness, JUSTIN WILLIAMS, was duly
16 sworn by me and that the transcript of the oral
17 deposition is a true record of the testimony given by
18 the witness;
19 That the deposition transcript was submitted
20 on August 8, 2023, to the witness or to the attorney for
21 the witness for examination, signature, and return to me
22 by August 31, 2023;
23 That the amount of time used by each party at
24 the deposition is as follows:
25 Mr. de 1a Garza 3 hours, 3 minutes
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Mr. Childers -
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Mr. Reed - 0 hours, 0 minutes
Ms. Tiblets - O hours, 0 minutes
That pursuant to information given to me at
the time said testimony was taken, the following
includes counsel for all parties of record:
Mr. Leland C. de 1a Garza, Mr. Jesse F. Beck,
Mr. Sam Stennis, Mr. W. Clark Lea, Attorneys
8 for Plaintiff
Mr. Jonathan R. Childers, Mr. Michael K.
Hurst, Mr. David S. Coale, Ms. Jaime
10 Drillette, Attorneys for Defendants Eagle Oil
& Gas Co., Patrick Sterling Bolin, Warren T.
11 Ayres
12 Mr. Kendal B. Reed, Ms. Taryn E. Ourso,
Attorneys for Defendant Sterling Mi—Ro
13 Partners, L.P.
14 I further certify that I am neither counsel
15 for, related to, nor employed by any of the parties or
16 attorneys in the action in which this proceeding was
17 taken, and further that I am not financially or
18 otherwise interested in the outcome of the action.
19 Further certification
requirements pursuant to
20 Rule 203 of TRCP will be certified to after they have
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August, _
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Firm Registration No. 392
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Hurst, Texas 76054—3024
(817) 498-9990
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FURTHER CERTIFICATION UNDER RULE 203 TRCP
The original deposition.»1as not returned
to the deposition officer on ,
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2023;
If returned, the attached Changes and
Signature page contains any changes and the reasons
therefor;
If returned, the original deposition was
delivered to Mr. Leland C. de la Garza, Custodial
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11 That $1244¢D are my charges to the
12 Plaintiff for preparing the original deposition
13 transcript and any copies of exhibits;
14 That the deposition was delivered in
15 accordance with Rule 203.3, and that a copy of this
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JUSTIN WILLIAMS - 7/20/2023
CHANGES AND SIGNATURE
WITNESS NAME: JUSTIN WILLIAMS
DATE 0F DEPOSITION: JULY 20, 2023
PAGE LINE CHANGE REASON
16 13 Change "Emily" to "Elizabeth" Misspoke
19 22 Delete "OnBase" Clarify response
34 18 Change "names" to "name" Correct transcription
64 15 Insert "not" between "did" and "based" Correct transcription
72 6 Change "do" to "doing that as part of" Clarify response
88 24 Change "PSA" to "Asset Exchange Agreement" Correct transcription
99 20 Change "that" to "a" Correct transcription
163 Z Insert "Texas" between "Basin" and "Land Manager" Clarify response
163 3 Change "2001" to "2021" Correct transcription
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I, JUSTIN WILLIAMS, have read the foregoing
deposition and hereby affix my signature that same is
true and correct, except as noted
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Filing Code Description: Certificate of Deposition
Filing Description: - JUSTIN WILLIAMS, COG OPERATING, LLC.
Status as of 8/30/2023 8:18 AM CST
Associated Case Party: TRO-X, L.P.
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Melanie Plowman mplowman@adjtlaw.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Robert B.Dubose rdubose@adjtlaw.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Leland C.de la Garza Idelagarza@hallettperrin.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Jesse Beck jbeck@hallettperrin.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Ivy Sweeney isweeney@hallettperrin.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Rosie Ramos rramos@cbtd.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Alisha DVance avance@hallettperrin.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Associated Case Party: EAGLE OIL & GAS CO
Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status
Brett David Kutnick 796913 bkutnick@jw.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Jodi Taylor jtaylor@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Scot Brown swbrown@|ynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
David S.Coale dcoale@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Jonathan R. Childers jchilders@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Kay Ridenour kridenour@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Michael K.Hurst mhurst@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
NATALIE STALLBOHM nstallbohm@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
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Filing Description: - JUSTIN WILLIAMS, COG OPERATING, LLC.
Status as of 8/30/2023 8:18 AM CST
Associated Case Party: EAGLE OIL & GAS CO
Bennett Hampilos bhampilos@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11 :06 PM SENT
Gina Flores gflores@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Jamie R.Drillette jdrillette@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Deborah G.Hankinson dhankinson@hankinsonlaw.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM ERROR
Jennifer Stagen jstagen@hankinsonlaw.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM ERROR
Associated Case Party: MARK WHITTINGTON
Name BarNumber Email Timestam pSubmitted Status
Shana O'Neal soneal@cbtd.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
Case Contacts
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Associated Case Party: STERLING MI-RO PARTNERS, L.P. ( STERLING MI-RO
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Filing Description: - JUSTIN WILLIAMS, COG OPERATING, LLC.
Status as of 8/30/2023 8:18 AM CST
Associated Case Party: COG OPERATING, LLC
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Nicki Cook nicki.cook@klgates.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT
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FILED 8/29/2023 5:11 PM FELICIA PITRE DISTRICT CLERK DALLAS CO., TEXAS Elizabeth F e r9”” n DEPUTY COG . Operatlng / Justln . . . W1111ams - 7/2 0/2 023 187 CAUSE NO. DC-16-01439 TRO-X, L.P., IN THE DISTRICT COURT ********* Plaintiff, V. 116th JUDICIAL DISTRICT EAGLE OIL & GAS CO., Defendant. DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS REPORTER'S CERTIFICATION ORAL AND VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF COG OPERATING, LLC BY AND THROUGH ITS CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIN WILLIAMS 10 JULY 20, 2023 11 12 I, Leah K. Osteen Dow, Certified Shorthand 13 Reporter in and for the State of Texas, hereby certify 14 to the following: 15 That the witness, JUSTIN WILLIAMS, was duly 16 sworn by me and that the transcript of the oral 17 deposition is a true record of the testimony given by 18 the witness; 19 That the deposition transcript was submitted 20 on August 8, 2023, to the witness or to the attorney for 21 the witness for examination, signature, and return to me 22 by August 31, 2023; 23 That the amount of time used by each party at 24 the deposition is as follows: 25 Mr. de 1a Garza 3 hours, 3 minutes — Osteen & Associates Reporting Services osteenreporting®gmail . com COG Operating / Justin Williams - 7/20/2023 188 Mr. Childers - hours, 52 minutes 1234.567 0 Mr. Reed - 0 hours, 0 minutes Ms. Tiblets - O hours, 0 minutes That pursuant to information given to me at the time said testimony was taken, the following includes counsel for all parties of record: Mr. Leland C. de 1a Garza, Mr. Jesse F. Beck, Mr. Sam Stennis, Mr. W. Clark Lea, Attorneys 8 for Plaintiff Mr. Jonathan R. Childers, Mr. Michael K. Hurst, Mr. David S. Coale, Ms. Jaime 10 Drillette, Attorneys for Defendants Eagle Oil & Gas Co., Patrick Sterling Bolin, Warren T. 11 Ayres 12 Mr. Kendal B. Reed, Ms. Taryn E. Ourso, Attorneys for Defendant Sterling Mi—Ro 13 Partners, L.P. 14 I further certify that I am neither counsel 15 for, related to, nor employed by any of the parties or 16 attorneys in the action in which this proceeding was 17 taken, and further that I am not financially or 18 otherwise interested in the outcome of the action. 19 Further certification requirements pursuant to 20 Rule 203 of TRCP will be certified to after they have 21 occurred. 22 Certified to by me this 7th day of August, _ 23 2023. éfiaszflJZZ'a/Qza €_.¥ J's-=65.“ 24 LEAH STE W Texas CS 25 Cert1f1cat1on exp1res 4/30/4 Osteen & Associates Reporting Services osteenreporting®gmail.com COG Operating / Justin Williams - 7/20/2023 189 Firm Registration No. 392 Osteen & Associates Reporting Services 313 Northglen Dr. Hurst, Texas 76054—3024 (817) 498-9990 osteenreporting@gmail.com 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1'7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Osteen & Associates Reporting Services osteenreporting@gmail.com COG Operating / Justin Williams - 7/20/2023 190 FURTHER CERTIFICATION UNDER RULE 203 TRCP The original deposition.»1as not returned to the deposition officer on , Au%9z£f‘fiag 2023; If returned, the attached Changes and Signature page contains any changes and the reasons therefor; If returned, the original deposition was delivered to Mr. Leland C. de la Garza, Custodial 10 Attorney; 11 That $1244¢D are my charges to the 12 Plaintiff for preparing the original deposition 13 transcript and any copies of exhibits; 14 That the deposition was delivered in 15 accordance with Rule 203.3, and that a copy of this l6 certificate was served on all parties shown herein and 17 filed with the Clerk. 18 Certified to by me this ;32éfi day of 19 , 2023. (2%?“42 20 21 22 Osteen & Associates Reporting Services Firm Registration No. 392 23 313 Northglen Dr. Hurst, Texas 76054-3024 24 (817) 498-9990 osteenreporting@gmail.com 25 Osteen & Associates Reporting Services osteenreporting®gmail.com Page 185 JUSTIN WILLIAMS - 7/20/2023 CHANGES AND SIGNATURE WITNESS NAME: JUSTIN WILLIAMS DATE 0F DEPOSITION: JULY 20, 2023 PAGE LINE CHANGE REASON 16 13 Change "Emily" to "Elizabeth" Misspoke 19 22 Delete "OnBase" Clarify response 34 18 Change "names" to "name" Correct transcription 64 15 Insert "not" between "did" and "based" Correct transcription 72 6 Change "do" to "doing that as part of" Clarify response 88 24 Change "PSA" to "Asset Exchange Agreement" Correct transcription 99 20 Change "that" to "a" Correct transcription 163 Z Insert "Texas" between "Basin" and "Land Manager" Clarify response 163 3 Change "2001" to "2021" Correct transcription COG Operating / Justin Williams — 7/20/2023 186 I, JUSTIN WILLIAMS, have read the foregoing deposition and hereby affix my signature that same is true and correct, except as noted 2/, m3; abjye. JUSTIN WILLIAMS THE STATE OF T3“; ) COUNTY OF Midkami ) Before fgflgnhna mmxgg §“fl( , on this day me, personally appeared JUSTIN WILLIAMS, known to me (or H proved to me under oath or through ) H (description of identity card or other document) to be H the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing H instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the H same for the purposes and consideration therein H expressed. H 17 Given under my hand and seal of office this 18 day of «4195+ , 2%. 19 20 AN Imfiw fhflgwJQMLqflfCi1izx/L(f;;) M%%TAHY PUBLIC 21 'Bn’ét‘esgtsrzé’xii" NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR C '5‘ mm .03-07-2026 THE STATE OF I 22 23 24 25 Osteen & Associates Reporting Services osteenreporting@gmail.com. Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules. Envelope ID: 79044822 Filing Code Description: Certificate of Deposition Filing Description: - JUSTIN WILLIAMS, COG OPERATING, LLC. Status as of 8/30/2023 8:18 AM CST Associated Case Party: TRO-X, L.P. Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status William ClarkLea clarklea@yahoo.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Sam Stennis sstennis@cbtd.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Wallace B.Jefferson wjefferson@adjtlaw.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Rachel A.Ekery rekery@adjtlaw.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Melanie Plowman mplowman@adjtlaw.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Robert B.Dubose rdubose@adjtlaw.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Leland C.de la Garza Idelagarza@hallettperrin.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Jesse Beck jbeck@hallettperrin.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Ivy Sweeney isweeney@hallettperrin.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Rosie Ramos rramos@cbtd.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Alisha DVance avance@hallettperrin.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Associated Case Party: EAGLE OIL & GAS CO Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Brett David Kutnick 796913 bkutnick@jw.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Jodi Taylor jtaylor@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Scot Brown swbrown@|ynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT David S.Coale dcoale@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Jonathan R. Childers jchilders@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Kay Ridenour kridenour@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Michael K.Hurst mhurst@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT NATALIE STALLBOHM nstallbohm@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules. Envelope lD: 79044822 Filing Code Description: Certificate of Deposition Filing Description: - JUSTIN WILLIAMS, COG OPERATING, LLC. Status as of 8/30/2023 8:18 AM CST Associated Case Party: EAGLE OIL & GAS CO Bennett Hampilos bhampilos@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11 :06 PM SENT Gina Flores gflores@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Jamie R.Drillette jdrillette@lynnllp.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Deborah G.Hankinson dhankinson@hankinsonlaw.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM ERROR Jennifer Stagen jstagen@hankinsonlaw.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM ERROR Associated Case Party: MARK WHITTINGTON Name BarNumber Email Timestam pSubmitted Status Shana O'Neal soneal@cbtd.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Case Contacts Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Aaron Z. Tobin atobin@condontobin.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Kendal BReed kreed@condontobin.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Associated Case Party: STERLING MI-RO PARTNERS, L.P. ( STERLING MI-RO | Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Leah KLanier llanier@condontobin.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Associated Case Party: COG OPERATING, LLC Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules. Envelope ID: 79044822 Filing Code Description: Certificate of Deposition Filing Description: - JUSTIN WILLIAMS, COG OPERATING, LLC. Status as of 8/30/2023 8:18 AM CST Associated Case Party: COG OPERATING, LLC Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status Mitch Murphy mitch.murphy@klgates.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Nicki Cook nicki.cook@klgates.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Jeffrey King jeffrey.c.king@klgates.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Meredith Salsman meredith.salsman@klgates.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Elizabeth Tiblets elizabeth.tiblets@klgates.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT Associated Case Party: STERLING Ml-RO PARTNERS, L.P. Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status F. ColbyRoberts croberts@condontobin.com 8/29/2023 5:11:06 PM SENT