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Alexander v. Dresser, LLC

United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
Dec 21, 2022
CIVIL 1:21-CV-00161 (W.D. La. Dec. 21, 2022)

Opinion

CIVIL 1:21-CV-00161

12-21-2022

FRED ALEXANDER, ET AL v. DRESSER, LLC, ET AL


JOSEPH H.L. PEREZ-MONTES, MAGISTRATE JUDGE

ORDER

DAVID C. JOSEPH, JUDGE

Before the Court is Plaintiffs' MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE COURT'S INTERLOCUTORY ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO REMAND AND DISMISSING DEFENDANT LDEQ (the “Motion”). [Doc. 97]. The Motion is unopposed. Given the Fifth Circuit's intervening holding in D & J Invs. of Cenla, L.L.C. v. Baker Hughes a G E Co., L.L.C., 52 F.4th 187 (5th Cir. 2022).

The Court herein:

(i) VACATES the Report and Recommendation [Doc. 59] and Judgment [Doc. 66] dismissing the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) as a defendant in this matter; and
(ii) REMANDS this case to the 9th Judicial District Court, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, because complete diversity no longer exists, and this Court therefore lacks subject matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a).

THUS, DONE AND SIGNED.


Summaries of

Alexander v. Dresser, LLC

United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
Dec 21, 2022
CIVIL 1:21-CV-00161 (W.D. La. Dec. 21, 2022)
Case details for

Alexander v. Dresser, LLC

Case Details

Full title:FRED ALEXANDER, ET AL v. DRESSER, LLC, ET AL

Court:United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana

Date published: Dec 21, 2022

Citations

CIVIL 1:21-CV-00161 (W.D. La. Dec. 21, 2022)