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Court

Mahoning County

Ohio

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Case Information

Filed 2025-12-26
Status OPEN
Type Civil Common Pleas
Docket 43 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Eric Petroleum Corporation|Eric Petroleum Utica Llc|Brocker Trustee, Bruce E
Defendant Vendel Chief, Eric
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Judge

Hon. SWEENEY MAUREEN A

Mahoning County (OH)

Ohio

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Docket Entries

  1. $2.00
  2. COMPLAINT FILED Receipt: 531649 Date: 12/26/2025
  3. LEGAL AID (TOSCV) FILED Receipt: 531649 Date: 12/26/2025
  4. LEGAL NEWS Receipt: 531649 Date: 12/26/2025
  5. CLERK COMPUTERIZATION FEE (CIVIL) Receipt: 531649 Date: 12/26/2025
  6. COURT COMPUTER RESEARCH (CIVIL) Receipt: 531649 Date: 12/26/2025
  7. CV-COURT MEDIATION PROGRAM Receipt: 531649 Date: 12/26/2025
  8. CV-SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND Receipt: 531649 Date: 12/26/2025
  9. CV-TECHNOLOGY FUND Receipt: 531649 Date: 12/26/2025
  10. NOTICE OF APPEAL FILED ELECTRONICALLY NOTICE OF APPEAL FROM CHIEF'S ORDER NO. 2025-469, ARCHIE NE WYN JF UNIT :: :: On behalf of Plaintiff: ERIC PETROLEUM CORPORATION, ERIC PETROLEUM UTICA LLC, BRUCE E BROCKER TRUSTEE :: Filed By: THOMAS A. HILL
  11. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICE PRAECIPE FOR SERVICE OF NOTICE OF APPEAL FROM CHIEF'S ORDER NO. 2025-469, ARCHIE NE WYN JF UNIT :: :: On behalf of Plaintiff: ERIC PETROLEUM CORPORATION, ERIC PETROLEUM UTICA LLC, BRUCE E BROCKER TRUSTEE :: Filed By: THOMAS A. HILL
  12. SUMMONS, COPY OF NOTICE OF APPEAL ISSUED TO DEFT BY CERT MAIL
  13. Issue Date: 12/29/2025 Service: CIVIL SUMMONS Method: (CP) CERTIFIED MAIL Cost Per: $0.00 VENDEL CHIEF, ERIC DIV OIL GAS RESOURCES MGMT OHIO DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES 2045 MORSE ROAD BLDG F COLUMBUS, OH 43229 Tracking No: 941472669904224727726
  14. SUCCESSFUL SERVICE Method : (CP) CERTIFIED MAIL Issued : 12/29/2025 Service : CIVIL SUMMONS Served : 01/02/2026 Return : 01/05/2026 On : VENDEL CHIEF, ERIC Signed By : SANDRA K EVANS Reason : (CP) SUCCESSFUL Comment : Tracking #: 941472669904224727726
  15. NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF ELIZABETH VANNESS AND GRETA RASER :: :: On behalf of Defendant: ERIC VENDEL CHIEF :: Filed By: ELIZABETH VANNESS
  16. Certificate of Service
  17. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE :: :: On behalf of Intervening Defendant: ASCENT RESOURCES UTICA LLC :: Filed By: BRODI VOIGHT
  18. Certificate of Service
  19. NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL :: :: On behalf of Intervening Defendant: ASCENT RESOURCES UTICA LLC :: Filed By: BRODI VOIGHT
  20. Certificate of Service
  21. JE> ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION TO INTERVENE OF ASCENT RESOURCES UTICA LLC (SWEENEY) SEE ATTACHED IMAGE
  22. Certificate of Service
  23. COST FOR JUDGMENT ENTRY FOR CLERK COMPUTERIZATION
  24. ORDER OF MAGISTRATE (SARISKY)
  25. Certificate of Service
  26. COST FOR JUDGMENT ENTRY FOR CLERK COMPUTERIZATION
  27. NOTICE NOTICE OF RECORD RELATED TO CHIEF'S ORDER :: :: On behalf of Defendant: ERIC VENDEL CHIEF :: Filed By: ELIZABETH VANNESS
  28. Certificate of Service
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