Par. of Cameron v. Ballard Expl. Co.

Full title: PARISH OF CAMERON, ET AL. v. BALLARD EXPLORATION CO., INC., ET AL.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAKE CHARLES DIVISION

Date published: May 9, 2018

CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-0539 (W.D. La. May. 9, 2018)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-0539

05-09-2018

PARISH OF CAMERON, ET AL. v. BALLARD EXPLORATION CO., INC., ET AL.

JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY

MAG. JUDGE KATHLEEN KAY

JUDGMENT

For the reasons set forth in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, to the extent adopted by this Court after a de novo review of the entire record, and for those additional reasons set forth in this Court's Ruling in the related case of Parish of Cameron v. Auster Oil & Gas Co., No. 16-cv-0530,

IT IS ORDERED that the Motions and Supplemental Motions to Remand [Doc. Nos. 14, 23, 38 & 40] filed by Plaintiff Parish of Cameron and Intervenor the State of Louisiana ex rel. Jeff Landry, Attorney General and through the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Costal Management, and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Thomas F. Harris are GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is hereby instructed to remand this matter to the 38^th Judicial District Court, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, forthwith.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the related Motion for Oral Argument [Doc. No. 66] and Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Authority [Doc. No. 68] are DENIED AS MOOT.

MONROE, LOUISIANA, this 9 day of May, 2018.

/s/_________

TERRY A. DOUGHTY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE