IN RE AGE REFINING, INC.

No. 10-50501-C.

447 B.R. 786 (2011)

In re AGE REFINING, INC., Debtor.

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division.

February 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Aelvoet , Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, San Antonio, TX, for Bexar County.

Bruce W. Akerly , Cantey Hanger LLP, Dallas, TX, for Ryan, Inc.

Omar Jesus Alaniz , Baker Botts L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Glen Gonzalez.

Mark E. Andrews , Cox Smith Matthews Inc., Dallas, TX, for Age Refining, Inc., Eric Moeller, Cox Smith Matthews Inc.

Patrick H. Autry , The Nunley Firm, LLP, Boerne, TX, for Killam Oil Co., Ltd., Texpata Pipeline Co.

Mitchell E. Ayer , Tye C. Hancock , Thompson & Knight LLP, Houston, TX, for Overland Contracting, Inc.

Erica N. Beck , Mark A. Mintz, Jones, Walker, et al., LLP, New Orleans, LA, for Dynamic Industries, Inc.

Monica Susan Blacker , Andrews Kurth LLP, Dallas, TX, Chasless L. Yancy , Andrews Kurth LLP, Houston, TX, for NuStar Refining, LLC.

Richard T. Chapman , Anderson, Smith, Null & Stofer, Victoria, TX, for T-C Oil Co.

Michael G. Colvard , Martin & Drought, PC, San Antonio, TX, for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors.

Allen M. DeBard , Langley & Banack, Inc., San Antonio, TX, for Eric Moeller, Langley & Banack, Inc., Guida Slavich & Flores, P.C., Dublin & Associates, Inc., Hallett & Perrin, P.C., Muse, Stancil & Co., Peckar & Abramson, P.C., RPS JDC, Inc., The Claro Group, LLC as Ins. Consultants for Debtor Grant Thornton LLP as Financial Advisors to the Chapter 11 Trustee.

Sam Drugan , Warren, Drugan & Barrows, P.C., San Antonio, TX, for Texas Crane Services.

Scott J. Duncan , Porter, Rogers, Dahlman, et al., Corpus Christi, TX, for Suemaur Exploration & Production, LLC.

Mark D. Goranson , Houston, TX, for Landcoast Insulation, Inc.

Lee Gordon , McCreary Veselka Bragg & Allen, PC, Round Rock, TX, for Taylor Central Appraisal Dist.

David S. Gragg , Langley & Banack, Inc., San Antonio, TX, for Big Star LLP/Saint James Energy Operating, Inc., Eric Moeller, Langley & Banack, Inc.

John Wallis Harris , Law Office of John Wallis Harris, San Antonio, TX, for Suemaur Exploration & Production, LLC, John D. Manley, III, Operator, Inc., Manco Corp.

Michael S. Holmes , Michael S. Holmes, PC, Houston, TX, for Gulfmark Energy, Inc.

Ronald Hornberger , Plunkett & Gibson, Inc., San Antonio, TX, for Albert Glen Gonzalez, Andrews Transport, LP.

Carol E. Jendrzey , Cox Smith Matthews Inc., San Antonio, TX, Aaron Michael Kaufman , Cox Smith Matthews Inc., Dallas, TX, for Age Refining, Inc., Eric Moeller.

Charles S. Kelley , Mayer Brown LLP, Houston, TX, for Mitsubishi Intern. Corp.

Michael J. McGinnis , Houston, TX, for El Paso Merchant Energy-Petroleum Co.

John P. Melko , Gardere Waynne Sewell LLP, Houston, TX, for Magnatex Pumps, Inc.

Weldon L. Moore, III , Sussman & Moore, LLP, Dallas, TX, for Albert Gonzalez.

Patrick J. Neligan, Jr. , Seymour Roberts, Jr. , Neligan Foley LLP, Dallas, TX, for FTI Consulting, Inc.

David B. Noel, Jr. , Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston, TX, for Calumet Specialty Products Partners, LP.

Steve A. Peirce , Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, San Antonio, TX, for Chase Capital Corp., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

E. Stuart Phillips , Bankruptcy Div., Austin, TX, for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Mike F. Pipkin , Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold LLP, Dallas, TX, for Polaris Const., Polaris Engineering.

Judith W. Ross , Baker Botts, LLP, Dallas, TX, for AGE Transportation, Inc., Albert Glen Gonzalez , Glen Gonzalez , Tierra G Squared Land & Properties, L.P..

Randall L. Rouse , Lynch Chappell & Alsup, Midland, TX, for Enduring Resources, LLC.

Diane W. Sanders , Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP, Austin, TX, for Live Oak CAD, Nueces County.

Jeffrey A. Shadwick , Andrews, Meyers, Coulter & Cohen, P.C., Houston, TX, for Andrews Myers Coulter & Hayes, P.C.

Mark D. Sherrill , Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Washington, DC, for Shell Trading (US) Co.

Ronald A. Simank , Schauer & Simank, P.C, Corpus Christi, TX, for Bay Ltd., Superior Crude Gathering Inc.

Vincent P. Slusher , DLA Piper, LLP (US), Dallas, TX, for Pemex Exploracion y Produccion.

Jason A. Starks , Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Robert K. Sugg , Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison & Tate, Inc., San Antonio, TX, for Big Star LLP/Saint James Energy Operating, Inc.

Harry P. Susman , Susman Godfrey LLP, Houston, TX, Eric J. Taube , Morris D. Weiss , Hohmann Taube & Summers, LLP, Austin, TX, for Glen Gonzalez, AGE Transportation, Inc.

Linh K. Tran , B-Line, LLC, Seattle, WA, for Roundup Funding, LLC.

Andrew R. Turner , Conner & Winters, LLP, Tulsa, OK, Bryan J. Wells , Conner & Winters, LLP, Oklahoma City, OK, for Semcrude, L.P.

William L. Wallander , Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Harlin C. Womble, Jr. , Jordan, Hyden, Womble & Culbreth, PC, Corpus Christi, TX, for Allen Ramirez, Mary Mercado.

Gary W. Wright, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for U.S.


Memorandum Decision on Trustee's Motion to Approve Contingent Fee Agreement

LEIF M. CLARK, Bankruptcy Judge.

Came on for hearing the foregoing matter. Eric J. Moeller, the chapter 11 trustee appointed in this case, seeks approval to retain two firms to prosecute certain causes of action owned by the bankruptcy estate against various entities that are or were related either to the debtor or to the debtor's former officers, directors and shareholders. An objection...

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