IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TYLER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION,
Petitioner,
v. Petition No. 25-P-15
Judge Jeffrey D. Cramer
DAMIEN R. JUDGE, a minor,
CINDY POPSON and TIMOTHY POPSON,
his legal custodians, and
ASHLEY FRICHTEL, his biological mother,
Respondents.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
This action seeks the appointment of Cindy Popson,
Timothy Popson, or an appropriate individual as the
guardian of the mineral interest of Damien R. Judge
(the “Minor”) pursuant to West Virginia Code Section
44-10-3 covering the Minor’s mineral interests located in
Tyler County, West Virginia (the “Subject Minerals”)
pursuant to West Virginia Code Section 37-1-11. The
Subject Minerals are identified by the Tyler County
Assessor’s Office as Lincoln District, Tax Map 4, Portion of Parcel 61.
It appearing by affidavit filed in this action that
Petitioner Antero Resources Corporation (“Antero”) has
exercised due diligence to ascertain the residence or
whereabouts of Respondent Ashley Frichtel, the Minor’s
biological mother, pursuant to West Virginia Rule of Civil
Procedure 4(d)(1)(A) without effect, and therefore
desires to achieve service of process upon her by
publication pursuant to West Virginia Rule of Civil
Procedure 4(e)(1)(C).
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that Respondent Ashley Frichtel must appear and serve upon Plaintiff
Antero Resources Corporation’s counsel, Lauren K.
Turner, Addison M. O’Rourke, and Samantha A. Wilson of the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, whose
address is 400 White Oaks Boulevard, Bridgeport,
West Virginia 26330, an Answer or other response to
the Verified Petition filed in this action by September 19, 2025, which is not fewer than thirty days after the
date of the first publication of this notice, otherwise
judgment by default will be rendered against her at any time thereafter.
A copy of the Verified Petition can be obtained from the Circuit Clerk’s office in the Tyler County Courthouse located at 121 Main Street, Middlebourne, West Virginia 26149.
Entered by the Clerk of the Court this 14th day of
August 2025.
ENTER:
Candy L. Warner
Circuit Clerk of Tyler County
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