FILED

DISTRICT CLERK OF
JEFFERSON CO TEXAS
12/5/2017 1:05 PM

CAUSE NOX U JAMIE SMITH

DISTRICT CLERK

ARMANDO ESPINOZA and IN THE DISTRl^lillURT OF

ALTAGRACIA CORONADO ESPINOZA,
Individually and as Representatives of
the Estate of YESENIA ESPINOZA,
Deceased,

Plaintiffs,

JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS

EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION,

BECHTEL OIL, GAS AND CHEMICALS,
INC. and ECHO MAINTENANCE, L.L.C.

Defendants. JUDICIAL DISTRICT

TEMPORARY RESTRATINING ORDER AND ORDER SETTING HEARING FOR

TEMPORARY AND/OR PERMANENT INJUNCTION

1. After considering Plaintiffs' application for temporary restraining order, the pleadings,
the affidavits and the arguments of counsel, the Court finds that there is evidence that
hami is imminent to Plaintiffs, and if the Court does not issue the temporary restraining
order. Petitioner faces immediate and in-eparable injury because crucial evidence will be
discarded, altered or destroyed.

2. An ex parte order, without notice to Defendants was necessary because there is not
enough time to give notice to Defendants, hold a hearing and issue a restraining order
before the irreparable injury, loss, or damage occurs.

3. Therefore, the Court restrains Defendants ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, Bechtel Oil, Gas
and Chemicals, Inc. and Echo Maintenance, L.L.C. from:

a. Damaging, modifying, altering, selling or disposing of in any way the facility or

any of its component parts involved in the death of Yesenia Espinoza.

b. Removing or transporting any of the component parts of the facility involved in

the death of Yesenia Espinoza from their present location witliout leave of this
Court.

c. Damaging, modifying, altering, selling or disposing of in any way any of the

tools, machinery, equipment or clothing used or worn that were involved in death
of Yesenia Espinoza.

d. Destroying or tampering with any of the records, documents, photographs or any

other items relating in any way to the facility or the death of Yesenia Espinoza.

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND ORDER SETTING HEARING FOR

TEMPORARY AND/OR PERMANENT INJUNCTION

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 4. This order does not authorize destructing testing.

5. The Court ORDERS that the Clerk issues notice to Defendants that the hearing on
Petitioners' Application for Temporary Injunction be set fox h iCfuA/'id /A . 2017
at /.'SO a.m./^^m^The purpose of the hearing shall be to determine whetlier this
Temporary Restraining Order should be made a Temporary Injunction.

6.Thsi Court further sets te

il bond at $ /j CCt/*
7. THE COURT GIVES NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS THAT ANY VIOLATIONS OF
THIS ORDER MAY BE CONSIDERED CONTEMPT OF COURT AND MAY BE
PUNISHED WITH CONFINEMENT IN COUNTY JAIL AND/OR A FINE.

This order expires on , 2017.

SIGNED this .day oi 2017 at//- : A5 a.m.^)

JUDGE PRESIDMG

ICERTFIYTHS
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Wtiness my Hand and S^ ofte
DEC 5 20/
J^IE SMITH, DISTRier^tERK
4EFFERS0HC0Uim,;T^

TEMPORARY RESTRiVINI.NG ORDER AND ORDER SETTING HEARING FOR

TEMPORARY AND/OR PERMANENT INJUNCTION
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